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Immigration as a Test Case for Executive AI Governance
DHS deploys AI in immigration enforcement largely untested, undisclosed, and unreviewed, a preview of how AI could reshape executive power. -
After Chatrie, the Real Fight Over Digital Privacy Is Just Beginning
Without legislation, the geofence warrant ruling risks becoming a high-water mark rather than a floor for digital privacy. -
The Remediation Gap in Civilian Camera Security
Civilian cameras are being hijacked in active conflicts. U.S. law freezes future imports but cannot touch the millions already deployed at home. -
A Hybrid Role for the Court in U.S. Person Queries
Congress has more options than “warrant” or “status quo” when crafting a role for the FISC under FISA Section 702. -
What the Murthy v. Missouri and Daily Wire Consent Decrees Do—and Don’t—Establish
Despite the spin, these consent decrees are negotiated settlements—not court verdicts. They contain no judicial finding or admission that a Biden-era “censorship regime” existed. -
Lawfare Daily: Chatting on Chatrie with Adam Unikowsky, Michael Dreeben, and Richard Salgado
A panel of experts break down Supreme Court oral argument in Chatrie v. United States. -
Lawfare Daily: The Dangers of Privatized, Automated Immigration Enforcement
A discussion of the U.S. federal government’s increasingly privatized and automated system of immigration enforcement. -
Lawfare No Bull: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on the Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants
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Oral Argument Preview: Chatrie v. United States
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will take up a case on the constitutionality of geofence warrants. -
Lawfare Daily: Yaqiu Wang on Surveillance, Censorship, and Emerging Technologies in the PRC
A human right advocate discusses the role of emerging technologies in China’s surveillance apparatus. -
Lawfare Daily: The Privacy Law That's Supposed To Be Protecting Us Online Turns 40
Listen to Michael Dreeben's opening remarks from an event marking 40 years of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. -
Kodak to Deepfakes: Publicity Rights and Abuse of Our Likenesses
As increasingly realistic deepfakes depict us against our will, a century-old law originally made for cameras may offer a solution.


