Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionFighting the threat of violent right-wing militiasICAP’s Legal Director Mary McCord makes the case, in the Los Angeles Times, for why state, federal, and local law enforcement need to…1 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionDonald Trump and the January 6 Capitol AttackICAP’s Legal Director Mary McCord illustrates in The Atlantic why a criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the…2 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionA Threat to Election Integrity: Challenge Laws for Absentee VotingOn May 19, Michigan’s Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, announced that all registered voters will receive absentee ballot applications…5 min read·Jun 8, 2020----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionTrump’s ‘LIBERATE MICHIGAN!’ tweets incite insurrection. That’s illegalDonald Trump’s recent tweets have called for Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia residents to rise up against their state governments’…1 min read·Apr 20, 2020----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionThe State Department Should Designate the Russian Imperial Movement as a Foreign Terrorist…On April 6, the federal government designated the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and three of its leaders as Specially Designated Global…1 min read·Apr 20, 2020----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionWe knew what Barr would do. Now it’s too late to stop him.ICAP Senior Counsel Annie Owens has a new piece in the Washington Post where she argues that Bill Barr’s politicization of the Department…1 min read·Feb 19, 2020----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionSecond Amendment “Sanctuary” Resolutions Misunderstand the Clear Constitutional Limits on Gun…Cities and counties in Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Virginia and elsewhere have enacted resolutions…1 min read·Jan 10, 2020--1--1
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionArmed Militias Are Taking Trump’s Civil War Tweets SeriouslyIn New Lawfare Piece, ICAP’s Mary McCord Addresses the Most Dangerous Consequences of Trump’s Rhetoric2 min read·Oct 4, 2019----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionWas There Another Cover-Up In Response to the Whistle-Blower?A New Op-Ed in the New York Times by ICAP’s Neal Katyal & Joshua Geltzer2 min read·Oct 4, 2019----
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & ProtectioninInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionIt’s Time to Consider a Federal Domestic Terrorism Statuteby Mary McCord8 min read·Jun 6, 2019----