Congressional Investigation

Former Justice Department official provides steps Congress can take to prepare an oversight agenda now for the next congressional term.

Congress should use its authority to investigate fully, by compelling Maxwell to testify without granting her any pardon for her serious crimes.

Operation Southern Spear’s lethal boat strikes are unlawful under IHRL and, even on the administration’s own terms, trigger binding LOAC and DoD duties to investigate.

Amidst an escalation of interbranch tension, the authors explore three emerging legal issues affecting the law of congressional oversight and separation of powers.

The minority’s powers in Congress are limited—they cannot call hearings or issue subpoenas. But they do have a wide menu of options.

An ambassador responds to a colleague: release, with appropriate redaction, would support, not inhibit, State Department accountability.

Forcing release of such material would chill candor, intimidate potential dissenters from speaking up, and inject an element of gamesmanship.

If any good is to come of this crisis, it must be an increased awareness of America’s vulnerability -- and what it takes to prepare.

A report that surveys the design, powers, and outcomes of significant congressionally created investigative commissions.

In light of the internal power struggle that turned Levinson into a tragic pawn on the bureaucratic chessboard, fundamental questions remain unanswered.

The public debate has included frequent reference to the potential destructive effects: illegal foreign interference in a presidential election that damages America’s democracy…

Two cases currently before the Supreme Court involve whether the Constitution prohibits subpoenas issued to Donald Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, LLP, requiring Mazars…