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Lawfare Daily: Aram Gavoor on the Biden Administration’s AI National Security Memo
Discussing the first-ever national security memo on AI -
White House Releases Memo on AI and National Security
The memo, “aims to catalyze needed change in how the United States Government approaches AI national security policy.” -
In Routh Case, Government Backs Cannon—But Barely
Its six-sentence filing will likely have little impact on the prospects for reassigning Judge Cannon from Trump’s classified documents case. -
Emergency Powers for Good
A new theory of emergency powers finds room for transformative government action. -
A New Insiders’ Account of the Mueller Investigation
A review of Aaron Zebley, James Quarles and Andrew Goldstein, “Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation” (Simon & Schuster, 2024) -
Intelligence Briefing Outlines Foreign Influence Threats to U.S. Elections
The briefing suggests that China, Iran, Russia and others will seek to amplify narratives that cast doubt on election results after voting ends. -
Data Brokers and Threats to Government Employees
SEC employees aren’t the only ones who can be tracked with brokered data. Government employees across the country are at risk. -
Chatter: Constitutional Fragility with Sandy Levinson
How fragile is the United States' Constitution? -
We Still Need Presidential Conflict-of-Interest Reform
Even though these issues have lost much of their political salience, codifying norms such as tax return disclosure is as important as ever. -
A Government Cybersecurity Backstop Isn’t a Silver Bullet
An effective government backstop would require preexisting consensus on security standards, data sharing, and cooperation. -
There Are Guardrails in Place to Avert Partisan Manipulation of the Election Outcome
Partisan actors might try various ploys to manipulate the election outcome—but guardrails are already in place to prevent these partisan efforts from succeeding. -
Chutkan Unseals Four Volume Appendix to Smith’s 165-Page Immunity Filing
The unsealed portions of the appendix include interview transcripts, memorandums, handwritten notes, and more.


