Latest in States & Localities
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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? -
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.


