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U.S. Military Detention and Transfer in Its Fight Against Cartels
The recent detention and repatriation of two survivors of a U.S. military strike marks another legal evolution in the Trump administration’s claimed armed conflict with drug cartels. -
Lawfare Live, The Now: Tariff Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
On Nov. 5 at 3:30 pm ET join Scott R. Anderson, Peter Harrell, Marty Lederman, and Kathleen Claussen for a live discussion. -
Scaling Laws: Anthropic's Gabriel Nicholas Analyzes AI Agents
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Lessons Learned From the TikTok Saga
I got the law right but the institutions wrong. -
Lawfare Daily: How Social Media Threatens Democracy, with Rick Pildes
Discussing the link between social media and threats to democracy. -
The European Commission’s Rejection of Latombe
The rejection leaves the DPF politically fragile, legally untested at the Court of Justice, and vulnerable to shifts in Washington. -
Offensive Cyber Operations and Combat Effectiveness After Ukraine
Ukraine’s offensive cyber strategy demonstrates that Western governments need to adopt a “responsibly irresponsible” warfighting approach. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 31
Listen to the Oct. 31 livestream as a podcast. -
Why Trump’s Madman Act Doesn’t Work
The administration’s approach of “strategic uncertainty” is unlikely to produce better deals. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
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.


