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How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 2: How Congress Counts the Electoral Votes
The electoral votes have been cast, and now it’s time for Congress to decide how they should be counted—assuming it can get its own house in order first. -
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Releases Minority Report on Trump's Foreign Policy
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Ballot Collection Laws and Litigation
Third-party ballot collection—sometimes contemptuously called “ballot harvesting”—has drawn fierce partisan debate this election season. What laws currently govern ballot collection? -
Is a Libyan Warlord Beyond Law’s Reach?
Three lawsuits in U.S. federal court represent an inflection point in the global effort to hold Libyan war criminals legally accountable for torture and extrajudicial killings. -
Forcing President Trump to Comply With the Law
We filed a lawsuit to force President Trump to comply with his war powers reporting obligations under the law—and we won. -
Rational Security: The 'That’s Rudy!' Edition
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Fault Lines: Bipartisanship in NatSec
The latest episode of Fault Lines. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
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Beijing Restricts Exports Related to National Security; China Joins COVAX
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
The Media Must Prepare for Another Hack-and-Leak
What would it take to make America more resilient against propaganda campaigns? -
The Lawfare Podcast: Fear and Loathing at the U.S. Agency for Global Media
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The Puzzle of the GRU Indictment
Why does the Justice Department laud indictments that communicate weakness? -
Defining Voter Intimidation: Six Battleground States
How do six battleground states define and attempt to prevent voter intimidation? -
Securing the Critical Minerals Supply Chain
The Trump administration has recently taken a series of actions aimed at addressing vulnerabilities in supply chains for critical minerals—materials that are scarce and yet crucial for economic and natio... -
Trump Administration Releases Overdue War Powers Report in Response to Lawsuit
On Oct. 20, 2020, the Trump administration publicly released the unclassified portion of a long-overdue report on the legal and policy frameworks for the use of military force. -
Summary: Justice Department Charges Six Russian GRU Officers
The indictment details a series of Russian cyberattacks between November 2015 through October 2019, which used highly destructive malware to cause electrical blackouts and disrupt business and government... -
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Amy Coney Barrett on National Security Law
Last month, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. We reviewed several of Barrett’s writings to glean what they might reveal about her views on issues important to Lawfar... -
How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 1: The States and Their Electors
The process for selecting a new president begins with the states—and they may play a decisive role in resolving any disputes that might arise in 2020. -
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It is a global model for its domestic, not international, legal origins. Future peace may be the real cost of de la Espriella’s attacks.
