Latest in Courts & Litigation
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 28
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
The Federal Trade Commission After Trump v. Slaughter
AI governance and the remaking of an independent commission. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 21
Listen to the August 21 discussion as a podcast. -
The Maritime Origins of Judicial Review
A review of Kevin Arlyck, “The Nation at Sea: The Federal Courts and American Sovereignty, 1789-1825” (Cambridge University Press, 2025). -
An AI Playground for the Courts
Judges face an unsatisfactory menu of AI options. A secure, judiciary-controlled sandbox for testing frontier models is the better path. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 21
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Lawfare Daily: What’s So Special About a Special Grand Jury?
Anna Bower discusses the Justice Department reportedly empaneling a special grand jury in Washington, D.C. -
What’s So Special About a Special Grand Jury?
A primer on how special grand juries work, what federal law actually permits them to do, and why this one might backfire. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 14
Listen to the August 14 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 14
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Exxon v. CIMEX and the Erosion of Foreign Sovereign Immunity
What Congress giveth, Congress can take away. -
The FBI Proved Comey’s Innocence. The DOJ Indicted Anyway.
In the seashells case, the FBI searched for proof that gangsters used “86” to mean “kill” and that Comey knew it. Now an expert says their theory is “preposterous.”


