The second Trump administration has tried to use the federal government’s broad power to investigate alleged violations of law and gather evidence against a wide range of
people, institutions, and activities. The administration’s targets have included perceived political opponents and critics, journalists, as well as public institutions [...]
[Netta Goussac is Special Counsel at Lexbridge and Associate Senior Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Rain Liivoja is Professor and Deputy
Dean (Research) at the University of Queensland Law School, and a Director of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security.] Legal reviews of new weapons, means [...]
Today on Lawfare No Bull: On July 15th, the Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national
intelligence. Republicans on the committee asked Clayton about his experience working with the intelligence community as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission [...]