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The Week That Was
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Understanding Conflict Through Satellite Imagery
Satellite imagery is vital to better understanding the reasons for conflict and identifying the best policy options. -
Trump Scales Back Biden's Product Security Demands
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
The Same Old Fantasies Behind AI and New Technology
A review of Adam Becker, “More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity” (Basic Books, 2025). -
Lawfare Daily: U.S. Troops on the Streets of Los Angeles
What are the legal restraints of the domestic deployment of the Marines and National Guard? -
Unpacking the Protective Power
The constitutional basis for Trump’s use of the military in LA has a long history but is ultimately unmoored from constitutional text. -
House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Department of Defense Oversight Hearing
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What to Watch for in Abrego Garcia’s Hearing on Potential Pretrial Detention
The government will want to focus on Abrego Garcia’s alleged links to MS-13, he will respond that no detention hearing is warranted, and the magistrate judge may end up relying on his immigration detenti... -
Presidential Criminal Immunity: A Rule-of-Law Threat Beyond the Oval Office
The Roberts Court's immunity doctrine encourages corruption and malfeasance throughout the executive branch. -
Lawfare Daily: McCarthyism and Its Echoes in Modern Politics with Clay Risen
Discussing the Red Scare. -
The Situation: On the Corruption of the Criminal Process
A prediction. -
Understanding Executive Orders 14148 and 14236
President Trump’s orders revoke a swath of previous administrations’ policies on an unprecedented scale. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, June 13
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Rational Security: The “How Many Constitutional Crises Can We Fit Into One Episode?” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Molly Reynolds, Quinta Jurecic, and Chris Mirasola to talk through the week's big news. -
More Americans Say Campus Protests Driven by Anger With Israel Than by Antisemitism
A partisan divide remains—in contrast with Democrats and independents, more Republicans see antisemitic attitudes behind the protests than anger with Israeli actions. -
Lawfare Daily: Christina Knight on AI Safety Institutes and Testing Frontier AI Models
What does it mean to test frontier AI models? -
The Governor’s Role in Federalizing the National Guard Under 10 U.S.C. § 12406
While § 12406 guarantees some role for the state, it is likely far more minimal than what California asserts. -
Killing for Nothing: The Bizarre Logic of the Palm Springs Bomber
The bomber adhered to fringe anti-life philosophies—joining a troubling trend of attacks inspired by nihilistic ideologies. -
Lawfare Daily: Censorship, Civilizational Allies, and Codes of Practice: How European Tech Regulation Became a Geopolitical Flashpoint
What is the European Union's Disinformation Code of Practice? -
The Situation: Twenty-One Things That Are True in Los Angeles
Can protesters show more discipline than the president in a dangerous situation?
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The Paramount and Global Law Firm Settlements With Trump Don’t Constitute Bribery
Bribery law requires an unambiguous intent to influence a public official’s action through money or something else of value.