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John A. Emmons
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The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET: The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a discussion of the role of...
New York State Judge Issues Order Preventing Trump Disclosures
In a May 8 court order, New York State Judge Juan Merchan ordered that materials provided to the legal team of former President Donald Trump...
White House Releases War Powers Notice on Evacuation of Khartoum
On April 23, the White House published a letter addressed to the speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate informing them...
FBI Publishes FISA Query Guidance From 2021
On April 24, the FBI released two documents that give guidance for FBI employees’ querying of information obtained pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign...
Justice Department Charges Conspirators in Russian Influence Operation
The Justice Department on Tuesday released a Tampa Grand Jury’s indictment in United States v. Ionov, et al., charging four U.S. citizens and three Russian...
House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mike Pomerantz
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan (R.-Ohio), issued a subpoena to former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mike Pomerantz, requesting...
Federal Bureau of Investigation Releases 2022 Internet Crime Report
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its Internet Crime Report for 2022, providing an overview of threats, the bureau’s efforts...
Justice Department Files Brief in Thompson v. Trump
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in Thompson, et al. v. Trump, et al., recommending that the U.S. Court of Appeals...
Garland and Haines Send Letter to Congress Urging Section 702 Reauthorization
On Feb. 28, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines sent a letter to minority and majority leaders of both...
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. ET: The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and the Policy Center for the New South hosted an...
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Vida B. Johnson discussed how the culture and practices of U.S. policing has caused law enforcement to treat Black and Brown Americans as a less-than-human...
United States and United Kingdom Issue Joint Sanctions on Members of Russian Cybercrime Gang
On Feb. 9, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it had issued sanctions on seven members of the Russia-based “Trickbot” cybercrime gang in coordination...