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The Guatemalan Children’s Case and the Judicial Learning Curve
District court judges watch each other struggle with the Trump administration—and adapt. -
Why Liability and Insurance Won’t Save AI: Lessons From Cyber Insurance
Holding AI developers responsible for any harm their systems cause may not be the most effective path to promoting AI safety. -
Lawfare Daily: Sanctions, Speech, and Sovereignty in Brazil
Discussing the intersection of tech and geopolitics in Brazil. -
Scaling Laws: The State of AI Safety with Steven Adler
What is the current state of AI testing? -
The Situation: “The Highest and Best Use of Our Military”
According to the vice president, it’s killing civilian drug traffickers. -
The Grand Jury Strikes Back
In rejecting indictments that overcharge, grand juries are returning to their constitutional mission of preventing government overreach. -
Justice Dept. OIG Releases Report on Ex-FBI Agent’s Alleged Misconduct
New details emerge on Charles McGonigal, who, according to the report, tipped off a Chinese company at the center of a 2017 FBI investigation. -
Anthropic’s Settlement Shows the U.S. Can’t Afford AI Copyright Lawsuits
Copyright plaintiffs are squeezing enormous sums from AI companies. That's bad for the US and great for China. It's time for President Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act and resolve the crisis. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 5
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The Situation: I Never Signed Up for This Kind of Targeted Killing
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Why Isn’t China Interested in Nuclear Risk Reduction?
It’s time for China’s approach to arms control to evolve. The United States can help. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Trump Offers First Legal Justification for Venezuela Boat Strike
The 48-hour War Powers report claims the president acted on the basis of his Article II authority as an act of “self-defense.” -
Did the President’s Strike on Tren de Aragua Violate the Law?
By applying the tools of war to civilians, the Trump administration is entering unprecedented—and deeply problematic—legal territory. -
Lawfare Daily: U.S. Military Conducts Lethal Strike on Venezuelan ‘Drug Boat’
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The Commander in Chief in Congress
A review of Casey Dominguez, “Commander in Chief: Partisanship, Nationalism, and the Reconstruction of Congressional War Powers” (University Press of Kansas, 2024). -
Google Sharpens Its Cyber Knife
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Scaling Laws: Contrasting and Conflicting Efforts to Regulate Big Tech: EU v. U.S.
How do the U.S. and the EU differ in their regulatory approaches to Big Tech? -
Fifth Circuit Grants Preliminary Injunction Against AEA Tren de Aragua Removals
The three-judge panel found that the petitioners were likely to succeed on the merits because the AEA’s required predicates of declared war, invasion, or predatory incursion were not met based on the gov... -
D.C. Sues Trump Administration for National Guard Deployment
The suit focuses on the legal basis of deployment, the scope of duties and authorities, and the command and control structure in which the National Guard units are operating.
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New AI Transparency Rules Have a Trade Secrets Problem
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Offensive Cyber Operations as Relief for Citizens Under Internet Blackout
Precisely targeted cyber operations can remove blocking rules or disable network-blocking equipment. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 12
Listen to the Sept. 12 livestream as a podcast.