Latest in States & Localities
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Lawfare Daily: Can Minnesota Prosecute ICE Agent Jonathan Ross?
What is the state of Minnesota’s jurisdiction to criminally investigate Jonathan Ross? -
Military Neutrality Is Fidelity
Fidelity to the Constitution requires officers to protect, not supplant, constitutional institutions. -
Lawfare Daily: ‘Deportation, Inc.’ and the Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy
Why does the government outsource the critical immigration enforcement functions? -
Trump Signs Executive Order to Preempt State AI Laws
The White House has released an executive order blocking the enactment and enforcement of a “patchwork” of state AI regulations. -
California Enacted AI Bills. Now Officials Must Define Them.
The impact of upcoming AI legislation hinges on how officials define key terms like “frontier model” and “reasonable measures.” -
AI Federalism: The Right Way to Do Preemption
The allocation of regulatory authority over AI between states and the federal government is a complex problem that can’t be resolved in a single stroke. -
No, Trump Doesn’t Need Governors’ Consent to Deploy the National Guard
Neither the Constitution nor statutory law give states a veto over the president’s use of the National Guard to execute federal law. -
Cyber Operations on Domestic Networks Redux
What happens if Trump deploys cyber forces in the U.S.? -
Are Federal Officials Immune From State Prosecution?
Contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states. -
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?


