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Hawaii Judge Watson Declines to Clarify Scope of Preliminary Injunction on Executive Order 13,780
Late last night, Judge Derrick Watson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii denied Hawaii’s motion for clarification of the scope of the court’s preliminary injunction in the challenge to... -
Water Wars: “Negative Factors” and No Good Answers
Aggressive U.S. Maneuvering in the South China Sea Is Upstaged by an Unexpected North Korean ICBM Test -
Thoughts on Collusion and Its Interactions with Crime
Over on our new Foreign Policy feed, we have posted our inaugural column, which opens: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Donald Trump delivered a speech Thursday morning in Warsaw in which he declared that the West must “defend our civilization” and saying that “[t]he fundamental question of our time is whether the West ha... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions, 6/29 Session: Al Darbi Wants You to See His Deposition
The military commission to try Abd al Hadi al Iraqi met only once this week. The commission discussed the publicity of the al Darbi deposition, al Hadi’s presence at that deposition, the exclusion of al ... -
Emoluments Again: What an Unpresidential Legal Argument Looks Like
On Tuesday, on Yale Journal on Regulation's Notice & Comment blog, Andy Grewal posted an interesting critique of my Lawfare piece interpreting the Office of Legal Counsel and Comptroller General opinions... -
No, The Canadian Supreme Court Did Not Ruin the Internet
Last week, the Canadian Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia that required Google to delist—remove from its search results—links to a website that appears to violate ... -
Announcing a New Partnership with Foreign Policy
We are excited to announce a new partnership between Lawfare and Foreign Policy magazine. Starting today, FP will be launching a new “Lawfare@FP” feed, featuring analysis and commentary from Lawfare cont... -
The Al-Mayadeen Prison Bombing and the Problem of War-Sustaining Targets
The New York Times reported on June 27 that an airstrike in eastern Syria destroyed a building that the Islamic State used as a prison for captured fighters. Observers indicate that the attack was likely... -
“Modern,” Not Mercurial? President Trump’s Defense of his Tweeting
Leaders and members of President Trump’s party in Congress have implored him to stop his compulsive and personally abusive tweeting. Even loyal supporters have doubts about it. After the infamous Brzezin... -
Rational Security: The "Guns and Smoke" Edition
The first signs of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia emerge. State Department employees say they’re uncertain about the future of their work under the Trump administration. And th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
North Korea has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile with a range that could reach Alaska, The Washington Post reports. Experts and the U.S.
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