Jack Goldsmith

An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: Last week a judge unsealed a 165-page legal brief with damaging new revelations about President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn…

Lawfare — the distortion of the legal system to pursue political adversaries — is a growing threat to constitutional government. For Republicans, former president Donald…

A bipartisan group of former senior officials are urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the U.S. military within…

The origins of the Insurrection Act lie in a 1792 law that enabled President George Washington to lead troops against the Whiskey Rebellion. President Abraham…

The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President…

The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear former President Trump’s claim that he is entirely immune from prosecution for all of his “official acts” during…

For those who want a very deep dive into the issues that the Supreme Court will be exploring at the oral argument on Thursday in…

A bipartisan group of former senior officials are urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the U.S. military within…

A bipartisan group of former senior national security and legal officials, including veterans of the Trump administration, are urging lawmakers to impose new limits on…

When former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company went public this week, supporters and investors betting on Mr. Trump’s political success helped drive the…

A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season. They’re pushing Congress to update a cluster of laws…

An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: On Tuesday, when the special counsel Robert Hur testifies before Congress, it will be high presidential-year political theater. This is…

In major cases concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Supreme Court has tried to put some distance between itself and politics. That fragile project…

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, a vital question is whether the legal architecture governing the election is well crafted to prevent corruption and abuse.

The large-scale military strikes the United States has directed at the Houthis, an Iran-backed militant group in Yemen that has disrupted shipping in the Red…

If the House follows through on this week’s committee recommendation and impeaches Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, it will be the first…

Last week, former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger passed away. To assess his legacy, Jack Goldsmith sat down with Graham Allison,…