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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:

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
U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies at his confirmation hearing as his image is shown on a television monitor behind him January 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Barr’s Redaction Process, cont’d

Apr. 15, 2019
Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee January 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Barr the Redactor?

Apr. 6, 2019
Silhouettes of soldiers on a transgender flag

The Mattis Transgender Policy Will Go Into Effect Next Friday

Apr. 1, 2019

How not to think–and what the Mueller Report won’t tell us–about Trump’s efforts to obstruct the investigation

Mar. 24, 2019

Why it’s a mistake to be a-waitin’ “the” Mueller Report (and why you should instead focus on two other reports)

Mar. 18, 2019
Supreme Court Building

What Now for the Mattis Transgender Policy?

Jan. 22, 2019
Silhouettes of soldiers on a transgender flag

Untangling the Issues in the “Transgender in the Military” Litigation

Jan. 7, 2019

What’s Noticeably Missing from the Whitaker Nonrecusal Explanation

Dec. 21, 2018

A First Take on Bill Barr’s Memo on Presidential Authority and the Mueller Investigation

Dec. 20, 2018
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