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AlphaGo and Beyond: The Chinese Military Looks to Future “Intelligentized” Warfare
AlphaGo’s historic defeat of Lee Sedol in their 2016 match and its latest successes against world champion Go player Ke Jie during last month’s Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, China have demonstrated the ... -
Cybercrime Roundup: Bitcoin, Cat Pictures, and Defining Loss under the CFAA
Whose Authorization Matters—The Third-Party Accounts of Former Employees Two district courts in Virginia have parsed out a distinction regarding email access to the third-party accounts of former employ... -
The President “Lawyers Up”: Constitutional Duty and Private Interest, Part II
An earlier posting questioned how Donald Trump as both President and client will manage the conflict of public responsibility and private legal interest in the Russia matter. The inquiry into Russia int... -
All The President’s Tweets
Early this morning, apparently in response to a segment on Morning Joe, President Trump unleashed a Twitter storm about the travel ban cases, one of which has been appealed to the Supreme Court. -
Can the COINdinistas Save Iraq from Trump?
Editor’s Note: When the United States invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003, it found itself woefully unprepared for the insurgency that followed. It took years—and many lives lost—for the U.S. military to r... -
The Justice Department’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in IRAP v. Trump: A Summary
On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in IRAP v. Trump, asking that the Supreme Court review the decision of the U.S. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Matt Olsen on the Future of Section 702
With the impending sunset of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in December 2017, debate is heating up over how the crucial intelligence-gathering provision will be reauthorized by ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Blockchain Takes Over the Podcast
Episode 167 sees blockchain take over the podcast again. With Stewart traveling, Alan Cohn hosts another of the podcast’s periodic deep dives into all things blockchain and digital currency. Our guest ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
In Russia investigation news, Helen Murillo and Benjamin Wittes analyzed whether an FBI investigation counts as a “pending proceeding” for the purpose of obstruction of justice laws. Aditya Bamzai wrote ... -
Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part V: Judge Shedd and Judge Agee’s Dissents, and the Government’s Petitions for Certiorari and Applications for Stay
This is the final part of a five-part series on the Fourth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in IRAP v. Trump. Part I analyzed how the court considered pre- and post-inauguration statements. Part II anal... -
Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part IV: Judge Niemeyer’s Dissent
This post is the fourth part of a five-part series on the Fourth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in IRAP v. Trump. Part I analyzed how the court considered pre- and post-inauguration statements.
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