Why is the director of national intelligence getting in on the retconning of “Russiagate”?

The Lukashenka regime wants sanctions relief for freeing political prisoners. But what’s in it for the Trump administration? 

The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA identified three possible routes to obtaining nationwide injunctions. The Constitution preserves a fourth.  

How the U.S. can use the CLOUD Act to push back on countries that seek to impose decryption mandates on U.S. tech companies.

There is a powerful means to challenge executive action apart from the Administrative Procedure Act.

Applying lessons from counterterrorist financing strategies to drug cartels.

Why on Earth is Trump suing the Wall Street Journal?

Your weekly summary of everything on the site.  

Historical precedent and financial leverage indicate a negotiated route to delivering reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine is possible.

A review of Ashley Deeks, “The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Struggle for Democratic Accountability” (Oxford University Press, 2025)

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

The Supreme Court’s recent orders clear the way for the Trump administration to continue RIFs.