Latest in Executive Branch
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Lawfare Live: Court Hearing on the Removal of Abrego Garcia
Join the Lawfare team for a live discussion on April 15. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, April 11
Listen to the April 11 Lawfare Live. -
The Situation: Formalist Delusions Confront Lawless Realities
Why would anyone grant these people a presumption of regularity? -
Lawfare Daily: The Golden Dome Missile Defense Program
Is the Golden Dome program feasible? -
Appointments, Removal, and the Unitary Executive Empowered
President Trump’s restructuring of the administrative state is unprecedented—what does Supreme Court precedent say about its legitimacy? -
Rational Security: The "Humphrey's Executor's Executor" Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic and James Pearce talked through the week's biggest national security news stories. -
New White House AI Policies Introduce Government by AI
New AI policies shift federal strategy from government with AI to government by AI—with major stakes for the public and startups. -
What Happens When Courts Can’t Trust the Executive Branch?
In the lower courts, the presumption of regularity is in free fall—if it hasn’t crashed already. -
Mixed Signals on Alleged Alien Enemies
The Supreme Court insists on due process but offers no specifics and leaves hundreds in a Salvadoran prison with no remedy. -
Energy Dept. Instructs Employees to Gather Info on Deals with Law Firms
Emails obtained by Lawfare reveal that DOE instructed employees to gather information on business dealings between contractors and law firms. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, April 11
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Congress Must Protect the Role of JAGs in the Military
Congress can act to prevent a “sweeping overhaul” of the JAG Corps, which would risk violations of the laws of war.


