Latest in States & Localities
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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? -
DHS’s Misleading Press Release Smears a U.S. Judge in Rhode Island
The judge has referred an assistant U.S. attorney for an ethics inquiry, but she has said that DHS was the truly bad actor. -
Lawfare Daily: The Explosive Mystery That Rocked Rural Georgia
Who blew up the Georgia Guidestones? -
AI Verification: Infrastructure for Prosperity, Governance, and Peace
New verification tools could make AI governance credible without requiring states or firms to expose their secrets. -
In Case of Emergency: The Dubious Legality of Trump Allies' Draft EO
Conservative activists say that declaring a national emergency would allow Trump to assert sweeping authority over elections. They're wrong. -
Lawfare Daily: Challenging Immigration Detentions in Minnesota
How have the courts kept up with the flood of habeas petitions in Minnesota? -
We Have Questions About the FBI’s Fulton County Search
The administration continues to litigate the 2020 election more than five years later. -
Minnesota’s Compelling 10th Amendment Case Against Trump’s ICE Surge
The 10th Amendment bars the Trump administration from using ICE to force state and local governments to give up their sanctuary policies. -
Rational Security: The "Pawing at Scott" Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein, Eric Columbus, and Molly Roberts discussed some of the week’s big national security news stories. -
The State of FARA
State legislatures are increasingly regulating foreign influence, which could mean greater compliance burdens for companies and nonprofits.


