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The Proud Boys Jurors: Who Are They and Can They Be Fair?
Protests from defense lawyers notwithstanding, the Proud Boys jurors do not evince the prejudice required for a change of venue. -
The Proud Boys Jurors: Who Are They and Can They Be Fair?
Protests from defense lawyers notwithstanding, the Proud Boys jurors do not evince the prejudice required for a change of venue. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Roger Parloff with a Proud Boys Trial Update
For the last several days, Lawfare senior editor Roger Parloff has been in court covering the Proud Boys trial on a live blog on Lawfare. The trial took a two-day break the other day, so Lawfare editor-i... -
A Cautionary Tale: What Iran and Cuba Can Teach Us About Designating Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism
The stories of Alisa Flatow and the Brothers to the Rescue are cautionary tales for what may transpire if the U.S. were to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. -
The Case for Designating Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Is Still Compelling
Even as the Biden administration has increased sanctions on the Wagner Group, the most effective approach remains a designation as an FTO, as set forth in the HARM Act. -
“No Ordinary Pakistani”: The Intertwined Stories of Saifullah and Uzair Parachae
As Guantanamo inches toward closure, the story of Saifullah Paracha and his son Uzair tells us much about the contradictions of U.S. policy during the global war on terror. Their intertwined stories unde... -
Reflections on Three Decades of U.S. Efforts to Resolve the Lockerbie Bombing
The Justice Department’s announcement earlier this week that it had taken custody of the third person to be charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 is the latest in 34 years of U.S. actions to p... -
Composite Violent Extremism: A Radicalization Pattern Changing the Face of Terrorism
Introducing a new framework for conceptualizing and categorizing ideologically complex extremists to aid detection, prevention, and deradicalization/disengagement efforts. -
9/11 Commission's 2004 Interview of Bush and Cheney Declassified
The notes, which give details on the administration’s response to the 9/11 attacks, were declassified by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel close to a decade after the appeal was initi... -
Gul v. Biden: Habeas Corpus and the Associated Force Doctrine in Guantanamo Bay Litigation
Judge Mehta’s 2021 decision granting Guantanamo Bay detainee Asadullah Haroon Gul’s writ of habeas corpus defines what the government must show to prove that a member of a former “associated force” shoul... -
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh: An Overview
Last month, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two related cases exploring the interaction between anti-terrorism laws and Section 230. It remains to be seen whether the legislature or the Supreme C... -
Taking the Pelosi Attack Seriously
Coverage of the incident seems to have downplayed the significance of a kidnapping attempt and possibly even an assassination attempt against the speaker of the House, the woman third in line to the pres...
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