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Is the GAO the Next Battlefield in the Fight for Separation of Powers?
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The Case for Cyber Pressure Against Venezuela
A U.S. campaign to pressure Caracas would hold promise. -
Rational Security: The “Just Chilling in My Padded Room” Edition
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The Moral Education of an Alien Mind
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Can ICE Enter a Home to Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?
A tentative take, on both the rights and the remedies. -
Lawfare Daily: Can Minnesota Prosecute ICE Agent Jonathan Ross?
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Putting Press Freedom to the Test
The FBI’s search of a Washington Post reporter’s home raises questions about the protections afforded to journalists in leak cases. -
The AI Preemption Executive Order’s BEAD Strategy Faces Steep Legal Hurdles
BEAD—a statute about deploying service and connecting locations—never mentions AI and lacks the clarity these interpretative canons require. -
Interpreting Claude’s Constitution
Anthropic’s guidelines for AI development offer a novel approach to training frontier models and, perhaps, shaping AI governance. -
America Needs a New Nuclear Nonproliferation Toolkit
The diplomatic tools the United States has historically depended on to counter proliferation are losing their edge. Adaptation is key. -
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The Situation: “Evident Clinical Symptoms”
There is no magic bullet solution to a deranged president. -
The Right Standard for Ultra Vires Claims
What standard of review should apply when a party argues that the government is acting in excess of its statutory authority? -
Searching for the Crime in Fed Chair Powell’s Testimony
Though there’s stiff competition, U.S. Attorney Pirro’s grand jury probe may be this administration’s most abusive yet. -
The Merit Systems Protection Board’s Independence Is Dead
The adjudicatory agency tasked with hearing employment disputes is a shell of its former self. -
The Honorable AI? Shlomo Klapper Talks Judicial Use of AI
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