Foreign hackers have made it harder for the U.S. to prosecute them
The Justice Department dropped charges against these two Russian companies
The Trump administration said that militarizing the police reduces crime. Is that true?
Kenneth Lowande and Ayse Eldes - February 25, 2020
That conclusion is based on flawed data.
Trump tweets that he’s America’s chief law enforcement officer. That’s only true if others let him be.
William D. Adler - February 19, 2020
Impartial law enforcement is critical for democracy.
William Barr thinks China is stealing American technology. Can the U.S. halt the exchange of knowledge?
Yeling Tan and Peter Hall - February 14, 2020
U.S. companies — and the scientific community — could lose out in the long term.
Bolton alleges that Trump helped out China’s leader on ZTE. What’s ZTE?
Henry Farrell - January 28, 2020
Trump let a Chinese telecommunications firm off the hook after hearing from China’s president
What Bill Barr doesn’t understand about the office of attorney general
Cornell W. Clayton - December 17, 2019
The U.S. attorney general’s office started in the judicial branch, not the executive — and has never been entirely under presidential control
Barr blames lawyers for undermining the president’s power. Actually, they helped build it.
Amanda Hollis-Brusky - November 18, 2019
Federalist Society lawyers are the architects in chief of the “imperial presidency.”
The Trump administration keeps making it harder to claim asylum. Here’s how — and why.
Mneesha Gellman - August 15, 2019
Attorney General William P. Barr unilaterally changed the rules.
The Trump administration wants to be able to break into your encrypted data. Here’s what you need to know.
Tim Maurer and Garrett Hinck - July 29, 2019
And so do governments around the world.
No, a downed drone does not give Trump the authority to start a war. He still needs congressional authorization.
Andrew Rudalevige - June 22, 2019
Two articles of the Constitution and two statutes offer guidance.