Eve Levin  //  8/20/17  //  Topic Update


An elected official’s blocking citizens on Twitter may violate the 1st Amendment right to petition, suggests Gerard Magliocca at Concurring Opinions.

A former official at the Department of the Interior claims he was removed from his position for publicly discussing the risks posed by climate change to Native Alaskan villages, and members of Congress are investigating (POGO Blog).

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a middle-ground option to seek presentment from a grand jury, write Ryan Goodman and Alex Whiting at Just Security


Updates | The Week of February 19, 2018

2/25/18  //  Daily Update

Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new charge against Paul Manafort while Richard Gates pled guilty. Meanwhile, President Trump's proposal to arm teachers drew controversy in Washington.

Jacob Miller

Harvard Law School

Updates | The Week of February 5, 2018

2/11/18  //  Daily Update

The Nunes memo set off aftershocks; agencies scrambled to implement the Trump Administration's policies to mixed effect; and Congress passes a budget after a brief overnight shutdown.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in support of two conservative groups that sued the University of California-Berkeley over alleged limits on their ability to host events. Common Cause, a non-profit watchdog group, has filed a complaint alleging that the settlement paid to Stormy Daniels by President Trump amounted to an unreported in-kind contribution to President Trump's campaign.