Case Files tagged: "Lawfare"
5 case files found with this tag.
Rule of law
JUD-LAW-002
Active campaign
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the administration launches a synchronized 'whole-of-government' assault on civil liberties. This includes designating political opposition as domestic terrorism, weaponizing the IRS against nonprofits, and revoking visas for speech deemed 'celebratory' of the killing.
Rule of law
JUD-LAW-001
Incident report
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander is arrested by masked ICE agents at an immigration courthouse after demanding a judicial warrant. This incident is part of a pattern of federal law enforcement targeting Democratic elected officials who attempt to oversee or question deportation tactics.
Education
EDU-HIG-002
Active litigation
A coordinated 'whole-of-government' assault on Harvard University involving eight investigations across six federal agencies, over $3 billion in threatened funding cuts, and a presidential proclamation banning Harvard-enrolled international students.
A coordinated, multi-front campaign in Spring 2025 to punish institutions branded as ideological enemies. The administration operationalized rhetoric into administrative violence through grant freezes (NIH), media shutdowns (VOA), and retaliatory debarment of law firms.
President Trump signs executive orders stripping security clearances and federal contracts from major law firms (Paul, Weiss; Perkins Coie) as retribution for their past representation of his political opponents, threatening the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
