The "Life After Cassidy" Edition

<p>This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by&nbsp;<em>Lawfare</em>'s new Managing Editor, Tyler McBrien, to hash through the week's national security news,&nbsp;including:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>“(John) Dean for a Day.” Surprise <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/cassidy-hutchinson-jan-6-hearing-testimony-illustrated/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">testimony by former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson</a> has shed unprecedented light on Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6th and reinvigorated discussions of possible criminal charges, among other consequences. Was this the smoking gun? What might it change moving forward?</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>“The Prince and the Proffer.” A federal judge has <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/03/saudi-arabia-khashoggi-mbs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">asked the federal government to weigh in on whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has sovereign immunity</a> in relation to civil lawsuits over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. What legal questions does this raise and what will the United States do?</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>“When Federalism Gets Weird.” The Supreme Court has <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/justices-will-hear-case-that-tests-power-of-state-legislatures-to-set-rules-for-federal-elections/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">taken up <em>Moore v. Harper</em></a>, promising that it will soon weigh in on the controversial proposition that the Constitution gives state legislatures authority over federal elections that even state constitutions and courts cannot supersede. What could this case mean for American democracy?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For object lessons, Quinta endorsed a&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jdmortenson/status/1542897013599117315?s=20&amp;t=xSJPDuMnjo1TNqgXHMgjhA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">visual demonstration</a>&nbsp;of the challenges of historical research posted by law professor Julian Mortenson