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The Temporary Restraining Order Against Trump’s Asylum Ban: Statutory Structure and Agency Discretion
Judge Jon S. Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) on Monday of the Department of Homeland Security’s interim fina... -
A New Lawsuit Against Whitaker’s Appointment Is a Brushback Pitch
Three senators—Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)—have sued President Trump and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over Trump’s installation of Wh... -
Explainable AI and the Legality of Autonomous Weapon Systems
This month, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will assess the first phase of its Explainable AI program—a multi-year, multi-million dollar effort to enable artificial intelligence (AI... -
The Lawfare Podcast: What to Expect from the New Iraqi Government
Earlier this year, just as the United States was preparing to kick off its national elections, the country of Iraq was finalizing the results of its own and finally installing a new government after mont... -
New Mueller Investigation Resource Page
Witch hunt or no, the Mueller investigation has so far produced a lot of litigation, and that litigation has produced a lot of documents. Today, Lawfare is releasing a new resource page collating signifi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A Russian Interior Ministry Official, Maj. Gen. Prokopchuk, is one of the nominees to serve as the next INTERPOL president, alarming some Western officials, human rights activists and Kremlin opponents w... -
Water Wars: Agreements and Disagreements
The annual Asia-Pacific Economic (APEC) Summit concluded on Nov. 18 in Papua New Guinea with leaders failing to agree on a final communique for the first time ever, due to clashes between the United Stat... -
Peace Talks Possible in Yemen, Trump Briefed on Khashoggi Murder, Netanyahu Averts Early Elections
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Was Syria Different? Anticipating the Next Islamic State
For counterterrorism officials, one of the most difficult counterterrorism challenges is identifying the next global struggle that, like the Syrian civil war, will energize the world’s Muslims and lead t... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: If Paris Calls, Should We Hang Up?
Mieke Eoyang joins us for the interview about Third Way’s “To Catch a Hacker” report. We agree on the importance of what I call “attribution and retribution” as a way to improve cybersecurity. But we dis... -
New Resource Page: Litigation Documents on the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker
As Lawfare readers have probably noticed, there has been a fair amount of controversy over Matthew Whitaker's designation as acting attorney general as of late. To keep track of it all, we at Lawfare hav... -
A Qualified Defense of Matthew Whitaker
Much controversy has arisen over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting attorney general.
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