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Armed Conflict
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Justice Delayed, Justice Denied? The HCJ’s ICRC Visits Judgment
The Supreme Court belatedly finds refusal to allow ICRC visits to Palestinian prisoners a blatant violation of Israeli and international law. -
Harsh Confinement
A review of W. Fitzhugh Brundage, “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” (Norton, 2026). -
The Drone Threat to America’s Cities
Drones are coming for our cities. The tech is cheap, the threat is real, and our defenses are nearly nonexistent.
Congress
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The Unbearable Lightness of a Todd Blanche Confirmation Fight
If the Senate doesn’t confirm Blanche, he can still run the Justice Department. -
Congress Should Do Something: The Case for (Fixing) the Great American AI Act
GAAIA is the best federal frontier AI safety framework yet proposed, but its sweeping preemption of state AI laws makes it net-negative as written. -
Lawfare Daily: Excavating Arctic Frost
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Courts & Litigation
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Faithful Execution and the Removal Power
President Trump is exercising his removal power in ways that defeat his duty to faithfully execute the law. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, July 10
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Rational Security: The “Scoot Over” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Anna Bower, and Michael Feinberg talked through the latest in national security news.
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Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Accusation, Trust, and the Future of Vulnerability Disclosure
Microsoft’s dispute with Nightmare Eclipse reveals what’s at stake when companies conflate disclosure with criminality. -
Slaughter’s Silence
Trump v. Slaughter’s silence on the civil service raises concerns of executive aggrandizement. -
Harsh Confinement
A review of W. Fitzhugh Brundage, “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” (Norton, 2026).
Cybersecurity & Tech
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From How Africa Works to How It Will Transform
A review of Joe Studwell, “How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier” (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2026). -
Scaling Laws, Founders & Founders: Adi Tantravahi of Cofactor
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Supreme Court Undermines Section 702
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
Democracy & Elections
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Faithful Execution and the Removal Power
President Trump is exercising his removal power in ways that defeat his duty to faithfully execute the law. -
The Military and Elections, Part II: Deploy First, Litigate Later
Multiple statutes prohibit military involvement in elections. But are they enough? -
The Military and Elections, Part I: The Legal Wall
Multiple statutes prohibit military involvement in elections. But what do they actually say?
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Executive Branch
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Faithful Execution and the Removal Power
President Trump is exercising his removal power in ways that defeat his duty to faithfully execute the law. -
The Unbearable Lightness of a Todd Blanche Confirmation Fight
If the Senate doesn’t confirm Blanche, he can still run the Justice Department. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, July 10
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration.
Foreign Relations & International Law
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From How Africa Works to How It Will Transform
A review of Joe Studwell, “How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier” (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2026). -
The Kill Switch and the Long Arm
Washington can’t promise allies it will never cut off their access to American AI or reach their data—but it can set, and eventually codify, clear rules for both. -
Lawfare Daily: Nuclear Weapons in the Age of AI, with Joshua Keating
Will AI change how we engage with nuclear weapons?
Intelligence
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Lawfare Daily: What's Happening at ODNI?
Unpacking how recent changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence impact its mission. -
Gradually, and Then Suddenly: The Decline and Fall of ODNI
The decline of ODNI’s effectiveness, analytic rigor, and political neutrality is deleterious for the nation’s security. But it is also unsurprising. -
Lawfare Daily: Excavating Arctic Frost
States & Localities
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Rules of Engagement When the Troops Appear at Polling Sites
State election officials can mitigate the perils of federal “armed men” at the polls. -
Scaling Laws: The Politics of Data Centers with VA Delegate John McAuliff
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DHS’s Flawed Defense of Home Invasion Based on Administrative Warrants
Defending ICE home invasions without judicial warrants, DHS relies in significant part on a 1960 Supreme Court case. Does that hold up?
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Surveillance & Privacy
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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.
Terrorism & Extremism
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Rethinking Treasury's Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Office
The U.S. doesn’t need a new agency—it needs existing ones to work. Upgrading Treasury’s financial intelligence office offers a start. -
‘Nihilistic Violent Extremism’ Isn’t a Thing, and I’m Tired of Pretending It Is
The catch-all category is misleading and a mistake. -
At a Mosque in San Diego, Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy Falls Flat
The administration’s strategy trades an accurate assessment of the threat landscape for political rhetoric.
