If President Obama will not uphold his fundamental duty as commander-in-chief to defend those who have been defending America, the least he can do is insist that his attorney general uphold his fundamental duty to defend the rule of law.

Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey will give an address on national security and provide his perspective on the legal approach in the war with al Qaeda.

Accredited media must register by Friday, July 18, at 5:00 p.m. by e-mailing vrodman@aei.org or calling 202.862.4870.

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) has long been on almost everyone's short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. But now McDonnell's national security credentials have come into question, thanks to his mishandling of a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

Professor Theodore Eisenberg will discuss his new article Attorney’s Fees in Class Action Settlements: An Empirical Study (coauthored with Geoffrey Miller) which argues that attorney’s fees have not been growing over the past decade, contrary to conventional wisdom. Eisenberg’s research suggests that the general assumption that attorneys receive about one-third...

When an imperious bully like Fidel Castro starts to fear, his instinct is to try to sow fear among his enemies. Today, with his student and benefactor, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, dying of cancer, what the Cuban dictator fears most is that his bankrupt regime in Havana is about to lose billions in critical aid and oil.

President Obama says that he has "complete confidence" in Attorney General Eric Holder. That's good news for Republicans. Pick almost any unnecessary, losing battle in Obama's first term, and his hapless attorney general is at the center of it.

In one of the most interesting discussions at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito asked what the fallback position would be for the rest of the Affordable Care Act if the mandate were declared unconstitutional. He then referred to the amicus brief filed by AEI experts, which contends Title I of the law has to go.