Latest in Courts & Litigation
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Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 2
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Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 2
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Oral Argument Summary: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.
The question at issue: whether a foreign sovereign must have minimum contacts with the U.S. before a court can assert personal jurisdiction over it. -
Can the U.S. Government Compel States to Enforce Immigration Law?
Trump’s efforts to force state cooperation on immigration raise pressing questions about the constitutional limits of federal authority. -
Rational Security: The “Keeping It 100” Edition
Scott Anderson, Molly Reynolds, and James Pearce talked through the week’s big national security news. -
Unpacking Trump’s Attack on Federal Sector Unions
The president’s efforts to decimate civil servant unions rest on a legally dubious argument. -
Our Reporter’s Notes on the April 23 WilmerHale Hearing
Judge Richard Leon appeared likely to find President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm unconstitutional in toto. -
Oral Argument Summary: Supreme Court Hears Gun Manufacturer Liability Case
The question at issue: whether U.S. firearms manufacturers can be held liable when Mexican cartels illegally purchase and violently use their firearms. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, April 25
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On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ
A new court filing reveals the most compelling evidence yet that the government has been spinning a fiction about DOGE in federal court. -
A Reporter’s Notes of the April 23 Perkins Coie Hearing
Judge Howell appeared likely to permanently enjoin implementation of President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm. -
The Situation: Stand With the Powerful!
Why the Harvard case matters.


