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Marty Lederman

Executive Editor

Marty Lederman (Bluesky – X) is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.  He was Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel from 2021-2023 and 2009-2010, and an Attorney Advisor in OLC from 1994-2002.

Areas of Expertise: Constitutional Law, National Security Law, Separation of Powers, War Powers, Torture, Detention, Interrogation, International Law, Treaties, Executive Branch, Surveillance

Articles by this author:

A cherry tree in bloom near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

Remarkable Things in the Government’s Alien Enemies Act Briefs to the Supreme Court

Apr. 3, 2025
Elevated view of E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, as seen from the East Building of the National Gallery of Art.

Is the Trump Administration Deliberately Violating a Federal Court Order?

Mar. 17, 2025
black and white image of the sworn statement of witnesses verifying the departure statement of Wong Kim Ark

The Fundamental Flaws in the Barnett/Wurman Defense of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Feb. 19, 2025 , and 3 more
Donald Trump signs an executive order at his desk in the Oval Office

The Most Indefensible Aspects of DOJ’s Briefs in the Birthright Citizenship Cases

Feb. 6, 2025
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The Just Security Podcast: The Supreme Court’s Decision on TikTok

Jan. 18, 2025 , and 3 more
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The Just Security Podcast: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Final Report in the 2020 Election Interference Case

Jan. 15, 2025 , and 2 more
The U.S. Department of Justice Building, where the Office of Legal Counsel resides.

A Review of Donald Trump’s Appellate Brief, and Amicus Briefs, Concerning the Appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel

Nov. 4, 2024
The ICC seal on a window at the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague. The windows act as mirrors, reflecting more of the ICC complex across from it.

Toward a Fuller Understanding of the U.S. (and Israeli) Legal Objections to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Part II

Oct. 15, 2024
The ICC seal on a window at the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague. The windows act as mirrors, reflecting more of the ICC complex across from it.

Toward a Fuller Understanding of U.S. Legal Objections to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Part I

Oct. 7, 2024
Elbert P. Tuttle Courthouse - US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

United States v. Nixon at Fifty: Why Judge Cannon Is Wrong About the Attorney General’s Authority to Select a Special Counsel

Jul. 24, 2024
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The Just Security Podcast: Presidential Immunity After Trump v. United States

Jul. 3, 2024 , and 5 more

The Deeply Concerning, Misguided D.C. Circuit Mandamus Ruling in the Flynn Case

Jun. 24, 2020
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