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The Forensic Gap in AI Safety Laws
State AI laws require developers to report safety incidents—but not what investigation follows or what evidence they must keep. -
Lawfare Daily: ‘A Whole Other Country,’ with Zoe Kurland and Terence O’Rourke
Discussing the secessionist movement in the mid-1990s called the “Republic of Texas.” -
Lawfare Daily: The National Guard in Washington, D.C.
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Lawfare Daily: Why Autocrats Hate Cities with Ambassador Nina Hachigian
What U.S. mayors can learn about resisting autocracy from their counterparts abroad? -
Search Warrants for Election Materials Get Their Day in Court
The California Supreme Court has a chance to emphasize that the criminal justice system isn’t built to “double-check” election results. -
The First Amendment Problems With Meta’s $17 Billion Deal
Meta's settlement includes some social media speech restrictions that states can't directly impose. -
Rational Security: The "Sloop John Stamos" Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein, Michael Feinberg, and Loren Voss talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
Trafficking in Israel’s War Crimes in a Midtown Manhattan Synagogue
Participation in the promotion of land sales in the occupied Palestinian territories violates the Geneva Conventions and may be a war crime. -
Within Bounds: State Authority to Regulate Federal Contractors
As private actors take on more federal functions, states retain broad but bounded authority to hold federal contractors accountable. -
Rules of Engagement When the Troops Appear at Polling Sites
State election officials can mitigate the perils of federal “armed men” at the polls. -
Scaling Laws: The Politics of Data Centers with VA Delegate John McAuliff
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DHS’s Flawed Defense of Home Invasion Based on Administrative Warrants
Defending ICE home invasions without judicial warrants, DHS relies in significant part on a 1960 Supreme Court case. Does that hold up?
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