The So-Called Settlement Agreement

I know I’m supposed to be on hiatus, but I finished grading so I am treating myself to a blog post, and this post may be irrelevant (I hope) by the time my hiatus ends. Although the Department of Justice (DoJ) calls the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” a “settlement agreement,” this arrangement lacks the institutional safeguards that ordinarily constrain government settlements. Normally, adverse parties, judicial oversight, and public scrutiny help ensure that executive officials do …