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Democracy is an information system.
That's the starting place of our new paper: “Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy.” In it, we look at democracy through the lens of information security, trying to u...
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The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened on Nov. 6, after Hadi’s poor medical condition impeded the previous session in September. The Nov. 6 session ende...
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The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I brought together world leaders in a show of unity and remembrance—yet instead of highlighting solidarity, European heads of state expressed fear of conflic...
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Battle lines are drawn over Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general. President Trump, stung by election losses, picks fights with America’s closest allies. And is North Korea deceiving ...
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This week’s interview is a deep (and long—over an hour) dive into new investment review regulations for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It’s excerpted from an ABA panel ...
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Britain and the EU have reached a provisional Brexit agreement, which will be discussed in an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday afternoon called by British Prime Minister Theresa May, reports the Wa...
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The United States government is taking on a new and aggressive campaign against Chinese agents accused of industrial espionage. In the week before his departure as attorney general, Jeff Sessions announc...
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Last Wednesday, the government filed notices with the Ninth Circuit in Karnoski v. Trump and in the D.C. Circuit in Doe 2 v. Trump, informing the courts of the government’s intent to seek expedited revie...
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I am delighted to announce an important new hire by the Lawfare Institute: David Priess is coming on board as our Chief Operating Officer.
Many Lawfare readers already know David's work, on the site and...
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We are excited to announce, in plenty of time for the holidays, our new—and dramatically improved—Lawfare swag shop.
You want shirts? We've got lots of shirts, for women and men and everyone.
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On Nov. 14, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memo defending the legality of President Donald Trump’s Nov. 7 designation of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Read the...
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Fighting in Hodeidah Closes in on Strategic Port
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From Oct. 2 to Oct. 18, Lara Alqasem, a student accepted to a human rights program at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was detained at Ben-Gurion airport in Israel. Why? Because she was a member and presi...
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On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that U.K. and EU officials have reached a provisional Brexit agreement. Though as of this recording, the text of that agreement has not been released, we at Lawfar...
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Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as Acting Attorney General is being challenged in court by the State of Maryland, which argues that the appointment was not lawful and that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rose...
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The FBI on Tuesday released its 2017 Hate Crimes Report. The document is below.
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Those hoping for some peace and quiet after the conclusion of the contentious 2018 midterm electi
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On Tuesday, in litigation related to the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the state of Maryland filed a motion to substitute the acting attorney general for fo...
