Latest in Executive Branch
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MSPB Strikes Down Tenure Protections for Immigration Judges
The latest MSPB case poses significant concerns for the civil service. -
What Is Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Order Even Trying to Achieve?
It isn’t easy for the executive to impose election requirements, because the Constitution makes it impossible. But that hasn’t stopped the president from trying. -
The State Department’s X Directive and the End of Platform Independence
A cable endorsing a social media platform by name as a tool of U.S. diplomacy and military psychological operations would have been unthinkable—until recently. -
Trump Signs Executive Order Purporting to Restrict Mail-in Voting
The order broadens the administration’s effort to expand federal input in state and local elections. -
The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare
Privatized cyberwar will complicate oversight, create counterintelligence risks, fuel arms races and insecurity, and put civilians at risk. -
Fulton County’s Uphill Battle for Ballots
A recent hearing offered the clearest indication yet that Judge Boulee might rule against Fulton County's motion for return of property. -
Hearing Dispatch: A Catch-22 for the Pentagon Press Corps
Judge Paul Friedman hears a motion to compel compliance with his order to restore press access to the Pentagon. -
The Trump Administration Comes for State Voter Rolls
Why the Department of Justice is demanding state voter registration lists, why most states are resisting, and the court battles so far. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 27
Listen to the March 27 livestream as a podcast. -
The Situation: Dominance Play
What the Anthropic case is really about. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 27
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
The Transatlantic Relationship You Knew Is Gone
NATO can be recast, not restored.


