Department of Justice (DOJ)

Albert W. Alschuler, Julius Kreeger Professor of Criminal Law Emeritus at Univ of Chicago, writes about the failure to respond to takeover of U.S. Capitol.

Team Trump's shocking efforts to manipulate government institutions to overturn the 2020 election results echo despots abroad.

Key facts — concerning President Trump’s knowledge and beliefs when trying to overturn the election — based on Jan 6 hearings.

Prosecution of subordinates but not Trump, writes a former federal prosecutor, "threatens the idea of an impartial legal system."

The Select Committee presented new evidence of Trump's knowledge that his plan to pressure Pence was illegal. An assessment of its significance for criminal liability.

"The reality is that witnesses are often neither heroes nor villains, or maybe they are a little of both."

"As a former federal civil rights prosecutor who investigated and tried police abuse cases under the onerous ‘willfulness’ standard for many years, I am optimistic of the prospects…

Understanding the interagency effort, the imposition of costs on malign Russian cyber actors, and the shift from ordinary criminal to national security framework.

"The risk: An erroneous ruling by the Court would do severe damage to the Georgia and Ukraine investigations and international humanitarian law more generally. The opportunity:…

"Ця реформа давно назріла і включає зміни, які раніше заохочували Міністерство оборони та Державний…

"This reform is long overdue and includes amendments previously encouraged by the Department of Defense and Department of State."

Chemistry Professor Franklin Tao faces fraud prosecution in just one example of the many important issues that remain unresolved,