White House Takes Aim at Biased AI in Government, Leaves Key Gaps
OMB’s latest memo promotes neutral AI in government but allows vendor self-evaluation and weak scrutiny of existing contracts.
Ban Pay-to-Play National Security Approvals
Allowing this unprecedented practice to continue risks making the United States both economically weaker and less safe.
Potential Partners on the Ground in Iran
Weighing the opportunities and limitations of U.S. partnership with armed Iranian Kurdish groups.
The Situation: The Enduring Truths of the Mueller Report
There are four of them.
The Europeanization of Deterrence
What Macron’s Ile Longue speech means for transatlantic nuclear strategy.
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White House Takes Aim at Biased AI in Government, Leaves Key Gaps
OMB’s latest memo promotes neutral AI in government but allows vendor self-evaluation and weak scrutiny of existing contracts. -
Ban Pay-to-Play National Security Approvals
Allowing this unprecedented practice to continue risks making the United States both economically weaker and less safe. -
Potential Partners on the Ground in Iran
Weighing the opportunities and limitations of U.S. partnership with armed Iranian Kurdish groups. -
The Situation: The Enduring Truths of the Mueller Report
There are four of them. -
The Europeanization of Deterrence
What Macron’s Ile Longue speech means for transatlantic nuclear strategy. -
Supreme Court Argument Preview: When Does Asylum Begin at the Border?
The Court will decide whether asylum begins at the port of entry or only after a person steps onto U.S. soil. -
A Litigation Playbook for Narrative Warfare
Eric Schmitt’s “The Last Line of Defense” casts courts as stages for political spectacle rather than forums for justice—and rewrites the evidentiary record along the way. -
The Strait of Hormuz and the Limits of Maritime Law
The legal regimes governing attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and economic warfare as an act of self-defense. -
The Situation: Meanwhile, Part II
Don’t look now but even without The Situation, things would really suck. -
Digital Domains Are the New Battlefield
The war with Iran is being fought in new domains, from cyberspace to outer space. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Fourth Amendment Law by Analogy
A review of Orin Kerr, “The Digital Fourth Amendment: Privacy and Policing in Our Online World,”(Oxford University Press, 2025). -
The New War in Afghanistan
The conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban might escalate. It might also be the new normal. -
Successful War Leaves Iran With One Option, Cyber
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Article I and the Major Questions Doctrine After Learning Resources
How the Court’s fractured tariff decision may reshape delegated executive authority well beyond trade—and why the future of the major questions doctrine remains far from settled.
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What Congress Has Done—and What It Still Needs to Do—to Protect NATO
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Using Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Domestic and International Law Issues
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ODNI Releases 2026 Threat Assessment
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U.S. Submits Article 51 Letter on ‘Operation Epic Fury’ to UNSC
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Anthropic Challenges the Pentagon’s Supply Chain Risk Determination
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Anthropic Sues Defense Department Over Supply Chain Risk Designation
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White House Submits Iran War Powers Report to Congress
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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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Lawfare Daily: The Gulf Widens
Discussing the current state of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 20
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