While recent amendments to 6 U.S.C. § 124n permit state and local authorities to address drone threats, a critical restraint remains.

The new AI executive order disclaims a licensing mandate. Federal procurement can impose one anyway.

With Congress disinclined to rein in the president, it will likely fall to the courts to interpret what the provisions of the Insurrection Act actually mean.

While acting under state authority, the traditional status of the National Guard, guard personnel lack statutory authority to detect, track, or mitigate drone threats.

The government is using export control law to force Anthropic to cut access to its most powerful models. The legal authority is plausible but the facts remain murky.