Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 27
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration.
“Information Looking for People”
A review of Emily Baker-White, “Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok” (Norton, 2025).
Can State Law Remedy Constitutional Violations by Federal Officers?
So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap.
Is Claude Too Woke For War?
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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The Situation: What Federal Judges Are Saying
Selected quotations from recent federal court orders.
Fighting AI Cyberattacks Starts With Knowing They’re Happening
As AI accelerates cyber operations, the United States must build new mechanisms to detect, investigate, and learn from attacks driven by emerging capabilities.
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The Week That Was
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“Information Looking for People”
A review of Emily Baker-White, “Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok” (Norton, 2025). -
Can State Law Remedy Constitutional Violations by Federal Officers?
So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap. -
Is Claude Too Woke For War?
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
The Situation: What Federal Judges Are Saying
Selected quotations from recent federal court orders. -
Fighting AI Cyberattacks Starts With Knowing They’re Happening
As AI accelerates cyber operations, the United States must build new mechanisms to detect, investigate, and learn from attacks driven by emerging capabilities. -
The Paranoid Style in American Oversight, Part I
Senator Grassley’s account of how and why the FBI investigated Trump’s role in the false electors plot is a feat of political conspiracy. -
State of the Union 2026: National Security Excerpts
A roundup of foreign policy and national security statements from Trump’s second address to Congress since taking office again. -
What the Defense Production Act Can and Can’t Do to Anthropic
The legal answer depends on what the government is actually demanding—and the statute's ambiguities cut both ways. -
Are Trump’s “Fallback” Tariffs Legal?
After his loss at the Supreme Court, President Trump turned to other statutes to recreate his tariffs. Will they fare any better in court? -
The Situation: On the Fourth Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale War
A meditation. -
Toward a Federal Framework for Online Age Assurance
Age assurance legislation has stumbled amid breaches and backlash. Congress now has a chance to break this pattern. Here’s how. -
Learning Resources: Götterdämmerung or Skirmish?
The Supreme Court’s decision thwarts President Trump’s attempt to enlist his emergency powers to levy taxes not otherwise permitted by law. -
Lessons From the Minnesota Civil Contempt Case
“The government’s understaffing and high case load is a problem of its own making,” a federal judge observed. -
Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
A historic exit from the climate framework exposes the legal gray zone governing treaty withdrawal and reentry.
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With every new administration comes new promises and new actions on national security. But what’s “new” has often been proposed or even tried before—which means there’s a good chance Lawfare has already analyzed some of the legal and policy implications they present. So we’re making that past content readily accessible as it becomes newly relevant.
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Using Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Domestic and International Law Issues
Executive branch lawyers could argue that using force against cartels would be consistent with past presidential uses of force, but it would be very difficult to defend under international law. -
My Lloyd Cutler Rule of Law Lecture: "Law and the Use of Force: Challenges for the Next President"
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Lawfare Daily: DOGE’s Attack on the Treasury Department
Why is it so alarming to have political appointees accessing BFS systems?
Documents
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Supreme Court Rules Against Trump’s Emergency Power Tariffs
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Fulton Co. Election Office Search Warrant Affidavits Made Public
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Trump Administration Releases 2026 National Defense Strategy
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Trump Administration Releases Legal Opinion on Maduro Capture, Attacks on Venezuela
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Sen. Kelly Sues Department of Defense Over Disciplinary Actions
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Trump Orders U.S. Withdrawal from International Organizations and Treaties
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Justice Department Unseals Superseding Indictment in Maduro Case
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House Judiciary Committee Releases Jack Smith Deposition Transcript
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Lawfare Daily: Patronage Pardons: A Conversation with Prof. Lee Kovarsky about a Novel Feature of the Trump Administration
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Lawfare Daily: The State of IHL
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Lawfare Daily: Are We Going to War in Iran?
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