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Worried About AI Monopoly? Embrace Copyright’s Limits
Copyright’s limits play essential antimonopoly functions. Undermining them in the context of AI is likely to strengthen Big Tech. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 24
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What the Iran Strikes Mean for Nuclear Diplomacy
The nonproliferation regime remains strong—maybe even stronger than before. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Trial Dispatch: The Arraignment of Letitia James
A view from inside the Eastern District of Virginia courtroom where New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to mortgage fraud. -
The Truth Shall (Maybe) Set You Free
A review of Tim Weiner, “The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century” (Mariner Books, 2025). -
How Trump Violated the Law to Pay the Military
The president spent research and development money to pay the troops, violating appropriations law and a slew of other statutes. -
Watchdog Urges Preservation of Records Related to Halligan’s Signal Chat
The group American Oversight warned the prosecutor’s disappearing Signal messages could qualify as “federal records.” -
America's Private Sector Is Hacking for Godot
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
The Situation: On Humor
If you are not mocking The Situation, The Situation is dominating you. -
Letitia James Asks Court to Curb Prosecutors’ Extrajudicial Statements
Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower’s recent article recounting a Signal exchange with U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan precipitated the motion. -
Technical Standards: America’s Forgotten Tool of Statecraft
The AI race isn’t only about chips or tariffs. It’s also about who writes the technical standards shaping the world’s systems.
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