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Marty Lederman

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:

Former National Security adviser John Bolton speaks on stage during a public discussion at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina on February 17, 2020.

Notes on John Bolton’s Brief Opposing the Government’s Motion to Enjoin Publication of His Book

Jun. 19, 2020 and
National Security Advisor John Bolton and Donald Trump

Questions for the Government in the Bolton Book TRO Hearing(s)

Jun. 18, 2020 and

Assessing the Government’s Lawsuit Against John Bolton [UPDATED after Wednesday’s filing of a TRO motion]

Jun. 17, 2020 and
Michael Flynn, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and Solicitor General Noel Francisco

Four Remarkable Arguments in DOJ’s Latest Brief in the Michael Flynn Case [UPDATED with links to reply/response briefs]

Jun. 9, 2020
Comey, Flynn, Barr, and Yates

Understanding the Michael Flynn Case: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff, and the Proper from the Improper

May. 29, 2020
Chief Justice of the US John Roberts and Patrick Strawbridge, an attorney for US President Donald Trump, speak via an audio feed of Supreme Court oral arguments in Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG.

Oversight and “Undermining”: Reflections on the Supreme Court Oral Arguments About Subpoenas for Trump’s Financial Information

May. 15, 2020
New York State Troopers stand guard in front of the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg on December 29, 2019 in Monsey, New York. Media also stand outside the house.

The Monsey Attack: What’s the basis for the federal charges against Grafton Thomas?

Jan. 1, 2020
Trump outside the White House on April 12, 2018.

Understanding the Two Mazars Subpoena Cases Before the Supreme Court [UPDATED to reflect 11/25 stay of mandate]

Nov. 25, 2019
An aerial view of the Israeli settlement of Efrat near the Palestinian city of Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank on November 19, 2019.

Assessing the New U.S. “View” on the Legality of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank

Nov. 19, 2019
Six former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) testify before the House Select Intelligence Committee on restructuring the intelligence community 22 May on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Seated (L to R) is Richard Helms, William Colby, James Schlesinger, William Webster, Stansfield Turner, and James Woolsey.

A Program on Intelligence Operations in Liberal Democracies: Ethics, Efficacy, and Accountability

Nov. 6, 2019
Side-by-side photos of Mueller and Trump.

Why Robert Mueller Is Right that the Obstruction Statutes Apply to the President

May. 15, 2019

A Brief Aside on the Inexplicable May 2017 Rosenstein Memo About Comey

Apr. 21, 2019
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