Latest in States & Localities
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State Prosecutions of Federal Agents and the Presidential Pardon Power
State prosecutions of ICE agents may end up in federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power. -
Lawfare Daily: State Cyber Corps and Volunteer Programs
What are the cyber threats facing states? -
Scaling Laws: Sen. Scott Wiener on California Senate Bill 53
What is the significance of SB 53 in the large debate about how to govern AI? -
Lawfare Daily: How Technologists Can Help Regulators with Erie Meyer and Laura Edelson
What tasks are technologists best-suited to help regulators with? -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10
Listen to the Friday livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Rational Security: The “Sweet Dreams Are Made of Cheese” Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein and Anna Bower talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Scaling Laws: Rapid Response: California Governor Newsom Signs SB-53
What will the impact of California's new AI transparency law? -
The Grand Jury Strikes Back
In rejecting indictments that overcharge, grand juries are returning to their constitutional mission of preventing government overreach. -
D.C. Sues Trump Administration for National Guard Deployment
The suit focuses on the legal basis of deployment, the scope of duties and authorities, and the command and control structure in which the National Guard units are operating. -
The Lingering Uncertainty in Judge Breyer’s Newsom v. Trump Ruling
Judge Breyer’s opinion uncovers important facts about the ongoing military deployment to California but leaves critical legal questions unanswered. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump.


