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The Lawfare Podcast: Preston Marquis, Molly Reynolds, and Benjamin Wittes on the Two House FISA Sec. 702 Bills
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ChinaTalk: Setser on US-China Trade, Lessons from USTR, Economics of Great Powers, and Panda Diplomacy
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Expanding the Reverse Targeting Prohibition: A Back Door Repeal of 702?
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Special Counsel Jack Smith Petitions the Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s Immunity Defense
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The House Seeks to Crown a (Section 702) Queen
Unpacking the competing bills and the unusual legislative maneuver central to this week’s House vote on Section 702 reauthorization. -
Countering Domestic Violent Extremism in the Ranks: Barriers to Recruitment Screening
Designing policies to address domestic violent extremism in the ranks just became more difficult. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Complicated Politics of Ukraine Aid
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What the United States Should Do About the Terrorist Threat to Pakistan
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is attacking from its safe haven in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. -
The Lawfare Podcast, Trump’s Trials and Tribulations: A Fulton County Hearing, Filings in D.C., and 14th Amendment Updates
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Lawfare No Bull: Oral Arguments in Colorado Section 3 Appeal
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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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D.C. Circuit Keeps Parts of Trump Gag Order in Federal Election Interference Case
The appeals court kept the parts of the order regarding protection of witnesses and court personnel, but vacated the rest. -
Missile Defense in the Israel-Hamas War
Israel battles unprecedented missile threats, and U.S. and Israeli systems have defended against them. Missile defense saves lives and may prevent broader war. -
The Expiration Date on Privacy Protections for Americans Abroad
The FISA sunset debate isn’t just about Section 702. It’s also about the rights of Americans when outside the U.S. -
Interference-Free Elections? How Quaint! + Iran Attacks Our Precious Fluids
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The Lawfare Podcast: Graham Allison on Henry Kissinger
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UN Secretary-General Explicitly Invokes Article 99 Regarding Situation in Gaza
A UN secretary-general has not explicitly invoked Article 99, described as the secretary-general’s “most powerful tool,” since 1989. -
Oregon Voters File Petition Seeking to Disqualify Trump
The petitioners are represented by counsel for Free Speech For People, a non-profit that has filed similar challenges in Minnesota and Michigan. -
Russian Nationals Charged in Connection with Global Hacking Campaign
The indictment alleges that the two defendants released information collected from targeted accounts to the press before the 2019 elections in the United Kingdom. -
Calibrating Proportionality and Self-Defense in Gaza
Two fundamental concepts of international law of armed conflict, according to a former ICC president, who gives comfort to neither Hamas nor the Israeli government in their operations since Oct. 7.
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Lawfare Daily: The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq and the Future of the Iraq-U.S. Relationship
A panel of Iraq experts discusses what the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq means for the region.
