With every new administration comes new promises and new actions on national security. But what’s “new” has often been proposed or even tried before—which means there’s a good chance Lawfare has already analyzed some of the legal and policy implications they present. So we’re making that past content readily accessible as it becomes newly relevant.
Find our regularly updated, curated list of Lawfare analysis from the archives below.
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Ending Temporary Protected Status
The Trump Administration's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans is garnering nothing but condemnation. Typical is report by the Washington Post headlined (on line) "Tr... -
The Fourth Amendment and Geofence Warrants: A Critical Look at United States v. Chatrie
The reasoning of the decision has some major problems. -
The Situation: And What If He Meant It?
James Comey could have gone a lot stronger than “8647” and still not risked jail. -
Can Congress Constitutionally Restrict the President’s Troop Withdrawals?
As others have discussed on Lawfare, Congress recently has begun to feel its oats when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. -
What Congress Has Done—and What It Still Needs to Do—to Protect NATO
Congress has barred the president from exiting NATO unilaterally. But someone still needs to enforce it. -
Using Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Domestic and International Law Issues
Executive branch lawyers could argue that using force against cartels would be consistent with past presidential uses of force, but it would be very difficult to defend under international law.
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