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March 1, 2022; Washington, DC, USA; U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington. Mandatory Credit: Saul Loeb/Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK

Biden State of the Union 2023: Should Biden acknowledge the classified documents investigation?

Taylor Redd, Norman Eisen, and Colby Galliher

Thursday, February 2, 2023

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Biden State of the Union 2023: Time to restart the privacy debate

Cameron F. Kerry

Thursday, February 2, 2023

The portico of the US Supreme Court with the statute of the Guardian of Law in front.

The Supreme Court takes up Section 230

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

United States President Joe Biden makes a statement during a meeting with Democratic Congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, DC.Featuring: President Joe BidenWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 24 Jan 2023Credit: Chris Kleponis/POOL/CNP/startraksphoto.com/Cover Images

Based on Biden’s two years of judicial appointments, Trump’s four-year record seems secure

Russell Wheeler

Monday, January 30, 2023

A redacted FBI photograph of documents and classified cover sheets recovered from a container stored in former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida estate, and which was included in a U.S. Department of Justice filing and released August 30, 2022. U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IMAGE WAS REDACTED AT SOURCE. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

How does the government’s classification system work?

Monday, January 23, 2023

Former Washington DC police officer Michael Fanone gives a speech denouncing political violence during a news conference put on by Courage for America featuring veterans, politicians on the west side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Polls show Americans are divided on the significance of January 6

William A. Galston

Friday, January 6, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a press conference in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2022, after holding talks with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Russia-Ukraine war. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Supporting International Accountability for Ukraine

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu greets his supporters during a rally to oppose the conviction and political ban of himself, a popular rival to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

Erdoğan may have just made the biggest mistake of his political career

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Monday, December 19, 2022

Feb 1, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; General overall view of the Georgia State Capitol building. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Democracy on the ballot—will false electors be investigated?

Colby Galliher and Norman Eisen

Monday, December 12, 2022

Demonstrators gather outside of the United States Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a Republican-backed appeal to curb judicial oversight of elections, in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Moore v. Harper: Who has the power to set state election rules?

Russell Wheeler and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives prior to signing railroad legislation into law, providing a resoluton to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, during a signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden’s record-setting judicial confirmation efforts face three challenges in 2023-2024

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building at dawn, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The Supreme Court needs real oversight

The Atlantic Monday, December 5, 2022

Democrat Katie Hobbs gives a victory speech after winning the race to become Arizona's next governor against Kari Lake in the midterm elections in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

Democracy on the ballot—Hobbs finishes off election denial (for now)

Elaine Kamarck and Norman Eisen

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Commerce, Georgia, U.S. March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

Fulton County, Georgia’s Trump Investigation

Norman Eisen, Donald Ayer, Noah Bookbinder, Gwen Keyes Fleming, Colby Galliher, Joshua Matz, Debra Perlin, and Jason Powell

Monday, November 14, 2022

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Supreme Court grants certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh: An overview

Lawfare November 8, 2022

Residents wait in line to cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm election at the Franklin County Board of Elections during early voting hours in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse

Democracy on the ballot—will election-denying litigation succeed?

Victoria Bassetti, Colby Galliher, Norman Eisen, and Taylor Redd

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Residents wait in line to cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm election at the Franklin County Board of Elections during early voting hours in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse

Why we won’t know much on election night

Monday, November 7, 2022

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Democracy on the ballot—the “independent state legislature theory” will not empower state legislatures to override presidential election results

Fred Wertheimer

Friday, November 4, 2022

US Vice President Mike Pence hands the electoral certificate from the state of Arizona to US Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, as he presides over a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes for President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. (Photo by Pool/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Democracy on the ballot—election denial and the Electoral Count Act

Victoria Bassetti, Taylor Redd, and Norman Eisen

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Tunisia, Tunis, 2022-10-15. A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads, what do you want democracy! When do you want it now!, as others chant slogans while holding up Tunisian flags, during a demonstration held by the National Salvation Front (a Tunisian political group opposing the President Kais Saied), on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the evacuation Day, to protest against what the demonstrators called a coup by the President Kais Saied, as well as against the upcoming early parliamentary elections. They also protested against the measures Said has taken since 25 July 2021and demanded his departure. The crowd also protested against what they consider a return to dictatorship and an attack on Democracy. Photograph by Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.Tunisie, Tunis, 2022-10-15. Un manifestant brandit une pancarte sur laquelle on peut lire : Que voulez-vous de la democratie Quand la voulez-vous maintenant ! , tandis que d autres scandent des slogans tout en brandissant des drapeaux tunisiens, lors d’une manifestation organisee par le Front De Salut National (une coalition d’entites politiques Tunisiennes s’opposant au president Kais Saied), a l’occasion du 59e anniversaire de la Fete de l’evacuation, pour protester contre ce que les manifestan mmts appellent coup d’etat du president Kais Saied, ainsi que contre les prochaines elections legislatives anticipees. ils ont aussi proteste contre les mesures que le president Saied a prises depuis le 25 juillet 2021 et ont reclame son depart ainsi que la chute du regime. La foule a aussi proteste contre ce qu’elle considere comme un retour a la dictature et une atteinte a la democratie. Photographie par Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.

Rule of law continues five-year decline, but bright spots emerge

Monday, October 31, 2022