Check out the Week that Was, a roundup of Lawfare's articles and podcasts of the past week, compiled by Ben Green.
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Matt Gluck and Hyemin Han explain the ongoing litigation over the ability to admit statements allegedly obtained through torture in the Guantanamo Bay military commissions in the prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
A Useful Argument at the Intersection of Two Military Commissions Cases
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In the past few weeks, election rumors and disinformation have proliferated online. Quinta Jurecic and Eugenia Lostri look at government efforts to combat foreign influence and the difficulties in responding to homegrown rumors.
What Does it Mean to Ensure Election Integrity in 2024?
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"Congress’s power to investigate conduct that may be criminal is now more important than ever. Congress stands as one of the only institutional checks on presidents who commit crimes under broad claims of constitutional immunity," argues David Rapallo.
Congress’s Power to Investigate Crime Is More Important Than Ever
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On today's Lawfare Daily, Anna Bower and Benjamin Wittes sit down with Roger Parloff to discuss David Clements, who has led religiously inspired "trainings," teaching citizens how to stop local election officials from certifying elections the trainees consider fraudulent. https://lnkd.in/edTfJigc
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Former law professor David Clements urges election officials to refuse to certify elections—and trains citizens to pressure them to do so. Anna Bower attended one of these trainings and reports on what occurred, with Benjamin Wittes.
David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal
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Former law professor David Clements urges election officials to refuse to certify elections—and trains citizens to pressure them to do so. Anna Bower attended one of these trainings and reports on what occurred, with Benjamin Wittes.
David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal
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It's the "Yo Adrian! Go Vote!" Edition! On this week's Rational Security, Scott Anderson sat down with Alan Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes, and Molly Reynolds to talk through the week’s big national security news, including Israel's strikes on Iran and recent reporting of Elon Musk's conversations with Vladimir Putin: https://lnkd.in/ebV7R4cW
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What happens during a presidential transition? Benjamin Wittes, Scott Anderson, Elaine Kamarck, Katie D., and Natalie Orpett discussed how an outgoing administration prepares, what Harris and Trump are doing now, and what has changed since 2020. https://lnkd.in/ezVApKV2
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This summer, the trial against CACI, a contractor that provided interrogation services at Abu Ghraib, over human rights violations at the prison ended in a mistrial. Jordan S. Allen, Brad Carney, and Simone Oberschmied explain what happened during the trial.
The Abu Ghraib Plaintiffs’ Meandering Path to Court
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