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There Are Guardrails in Place to Avert Partisan Manipulation of the Election Outcome
Partisan actors might try various ploys to manipulate the election outcome—but guardrails are already in place to prevent these partisan efforts from succeeding. -
Chutkan Unseals Four Volume Appendix to Smith’s 165-Page Immunity Filing
The unsealed portions of the appendix include interview transcripts, memorandums, handwritten notes, and more. -
Russia's GRU Thugs Double Down on Recruiting Cybercrooks
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: Zelensky’s Victory Plan, with Anastasiia Lapatina and Eric Ciaramella
Where does the Ukraine-Russia War go from here? -
ICC Arrest Warrants for Heads of State Are Not Risk Free
Expecting countries to prioritize ICC membership over their national interests is unrealistic and harmful for conducting foreign affairs. -
Rational Security: The "A Rabbi, the Pope, and an Argentinian Lawyer Walk Into a Bar" Edition
This week, Scott Anderson sat down with Benjamin Wittes, Anastasiia Lapatina, and Eugenia Lostri to try to make sense of the week’s biggest national security news. -
Independent Review Panel Finds “Systemic” USSS Failures
Detailing failures related to the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump, the panel outlined larger issues and recommendations. -
Section 502(f) Is Not a Blank Check
The statute provides the National Guard with more flexibility—but the use of unfederalized troops for operational missions has its limits. -
Lawfare Daily: Jonathan Zittrain on Controlling AI Agents
What are AI agents? -
The Rise of the Compliant Speech Platform
Content moderation is becoming a “compliance function,” with trust and safety operations run like factories and audited like investment banks. -
Sounding the Alarm on Digitally Enabled Sanctions Evasion
Innovative sanctions evasion practices should prompt a reassessment of the national security risks posed by digital financial technologies. -
Lawfare Daily: Making Sense of the Doppelganger Disinformation Operation, with Thomas Rid
What is the Doppleganger campaign? -
How the Secret Service Failed to Prevent a Trump Assassination Attempt
A report from the Senate HSGAC details USSS security and planning failures related to the July 13 attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pa. -
What Does the 60-Day Rule Require?
It’s past time for the Justice Department to respond to the inspector general’s 2018 request to clarify the meaning of the 60-day rule on electoral interference. -
Lawfare Daily: The Antitrust Implications of AI Systems with David Lawrence
What are the antitrust implications of AI systems? -
Chatter: Freedom of the Seas, with David Bosco
Discussing the origins of the freedom of the seas concept. -
The Kids Are Not Alright
Aspiring terrorists are getting younger and younger. There isn’t a simple policy answer for it. -
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Lawfare Daily: Lies and Rumors After Hurricanes Helene and Milton
How and why does misinformation spread after disasters?
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The Appellate Void: Trump Could Defy Judges Without Confronting the Supreme Court
By refusing to appeal adverse rulings, a president could defy lower courts while denying higher courts any clear path to intervene. -
The Situation: James Comey Is Just Asking Questions
So many motions; so many options for dismissal.
