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Rational Security: The “Keeping It 100” Edition
Scott Anderson, Molly Reynolds, and James Pearce talked through the week’s big national security news. -
The Judge Dugan Case Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Some see the prosecution of the Wisconsin circuit court judge as vindicating the rule of law, and others as an attack on it. They’re both wrong. -
Securing Tomorrow: Why America Needs an AI Education Corps
An AI Education Corps can gird the U.S. public against AI threats while empowering them to contribute to AI innovation. -
Trump Signs Order ‘Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement’
The executive order directs the attorney general to “maximize the use of federal resources,” including “military and national security assets,” to “aggressively police crime.” -
Lawfare Daily: The President, Congress, and the Power of the Purse
Discussing "Appropriations Presidentialism" -
Unpacking Trump’s Attack on Federal Sector Unions
The president’s efforts to decimate civil servant unions rest on a legally dubious argument. -
The Situation: Ignorant Dilettantes Give Up on Ukraine
There is a point at which ignorant dilettantism becomes a form of cruelty. Trump passed it long ago in Ukraine. -
Our Reporter’s Notes on the April 23 WilmerHale Hearing
Judge Richard Leon appeared likely to find President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm unconstitutional in toto. -
Oral Argument Summary: Supreme Court Hears Gun Manufacturer Liability Case
The question at issue: whether U.S. firearms manufacturers can be held liable when Mexican cartels illegally purchase and violently use their firearms. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, April 25
Listen to the April 25 livestream. -
On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ
A new court filing reveals the most compelling evidence yet that the government has been spinning a fiction about DOGE in federal court. -
ChinaTalk: Allied Scale: Rush Doshi on US-China Net Assessment
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The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Advancing Secure by Design Through Security Research
It is essential for U.S. policymakers to actively protect and promote the role of security research within an open and transparent ecosystem. -
A Reporter’s Notes of the April 23 Perkins Coie Hearing
Judge Howell appeared likely to permanently enjoin implementation of President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm. -
Lawfare Daily: Cybersecurity Challenges and Opportunities
Discussing the cyber threat landscape. -
When Pig (Butcherers) Fly
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
The Situation: Stand With the Powerful!
Why the Harvard case matters. -
The White House Can’t Accept Russia’s Annexation of Crimea Without Congress
President Trump may be able to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea—but that doesn’t mean he can make Congress play along. -
Will Central Bank Digital Currencies Revolutionize Global Finance?
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not be the game-changer in international finance and security that some predict.
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The Second Circuit’s Halkbank III Decision
The Second Circuit ruled that the bank is not protected by common law foreign sovereign immunity—unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise. -
The House Reconciliation Bill’s AI Preemption Clearly Violates the Byrd Rule
It strains credulity to claim that broad preemption of state AI regulation for the next decade is a necessary term or condition of an appropriation of $500 million for the Department of Commerce to updat...