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The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Second Circuit’s Halkbank III Decision
The Second Circuit ruled that the bank is not protected by common law foreign sovereign immunity—unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise. -
The House Reconciliation Bill’s AI Preemption Clearly Violates the Byrd Rule
It strains credulity to claim that broad preemption of state AI regulation for the next decade is a necessary term or condition of an appropriation of $500 million for the Department of Commerce to updat... -
Russia's Cybercriminals and Spies Are Officially in Cahoots
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: Josh Batson on Understanding How and Why AI Works
Discussing the significance of interpretability and explainability. -
The WITAOD Chronicles
One woman’s maddening search for the head of a non-existent federal agency. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 30
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Are We Ready for a ‘DeepSeek for Bioweapons’?
Anthropic’s Claude 4 is a warning sign: AI that can help build bioweapons is coming, and could be widely available soon. -
Personal Jurisdiction in Fuld v. PLO and U.S. v. PLO
The Supreme Court will decide whether U.S. federal courts’ jurisdiction for conduct outside of the U.S. violates due process guarantees. -
Lawfare Daily: Minna Ålander on Finland, NATO, and the Russian Threat
Why is the Russian military putting forces near Finland? -
The Situation: They Just Can’t Help Themselves
Why does the administration keep picking First Amendment fights it can’t possibly win? -
New Facts About the RDI Program and the Treatment of a 9/11 Defendant
An April military commission opinion suppressing torture-tainted evidence is now publicly available. -
Cybersecurity Risk From Kaspersky to TikTok
A new Justice Dept. rule limiting foreign access to U.S. data is the latest effort to address globalized data and technology supply chains. -
Rational Security: The “Hi, Robot!” Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein, and Kevin Frazier talked through the week’s top AI-focused news stories. -
How Congress Can Shape America’s Use of Economic Sanctions
Congress can guide and constrain key aspects of U.S. foreign policy through careful legislating and vigorous oversight on sanctions. -
Lawfare Daily: Jonah Bromwich on New York vs. Donald J. Trump
Discussing the case that led to the criminal conviction of President Trump. -
What Has Congress Been Doing on Section 230?
We’ve updated our tracker of Section 230 reform proposals. -
Judge Dugan, Charlie Chaplin, and the Claim of Judicial Immunity From Criminal Prosecution
The Wisconsin circuit court judge’s recent judicial immunity claim lacks merit, though she may find some support in the dubious prosecution of the famous actor. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 28
Join the Lawfare team at 2 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Luigi Mangione and the Making of a ‘Terrorist’
The terrorism charge against Mangione is legally dubious—and could have dangerous unintended consequences.
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The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Second Circuit’s Halkbank III Decision
The Second Circuit ruled that the bank is not protected by common law foreign sovereign immunity—unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise. -
The House Reconciliation Bill’s AI Preemption Clearly Violates the Byrd Rule
It strains credulity to claim that broad preemption of state AI regulation for the next decade is a necessary term or condition of an appropriation of $500 million for the Department of Commerce to updat...