2026-04-27T19:39:59Z https://yabu.me Lawfare https://yabu.me/npub16r8xzlcx8nvqa2g4q7p0290d4as25hk2s58tj8n9w6m0hs3sdsqqqmwmwp https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/172/028/890/418/original/fa086b6c8b844183.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/172/028/890/418/original/fa086b6c8b844183.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7rvxqh3hwfkxdewpyzmrtqt35u6dvd0ssdrgdy708axra6cfayszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqt6fxz0 Following the government&#39;s indictment of Smartmatic for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the voting systems vendor has asked a judge to dismiss the case for vindictive or selective prosecution. Molly Roberts evaluates the case and the motion’s likelihood of success. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-prosecution-of-smartmatic">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-prosecution-of-smartmatic</a> 2026-04-07T18:05:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswju9mm03smu77ch3c0zqk7nlfet43nyxycm6797d2jt63rd9fuaszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqqrv9fe Lawfare is hiring a paid editorial intern for Summer 2026! <br/><br/>Find more information and apply here: <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intern-with-lawfaresummer2026">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intern-with-lawfaresummer2026</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/245/325/777/223/510/original/4edbf1c10bbe3aec.png"> <br/> 2026-03-17T15:57:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqmuft90mre2ra3vsyl4cx8xhjvj69mnt4ruy3s0fratv5wd9r6qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqgm2e8v Today Anthropic sued the Department of Defense over its designation of the AI company as a supply chain risk. Read the complaint, from Peter Beck. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anthropic-sues-defense-department-over-supply-chain-risk-designation">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anthropic-sues-defense-department-over-supply-chain-risk-designation</a> 2026-03-09T17:57:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqa0y49rkn56qg9hk2nnxme0ex0skwpr4ds4ztmkp64qan7q6rthgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqg5sgts Within days of the release of the first-ever smartphone with an AI agent embedded in the operating system, many of China’s biggest apps blocked the Doubao phone over reported risks to data security. Samm Sacks identifies the AI governance lessons the U.S. should learn from this debate. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/china-s-agentic-ai-controversy">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/china-s-agentic-ai-controversy</a> 2026-03-06T17:07:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92gauhysrzyds8rurvr2n5jnffd2evfc226w5jzqcnsfwcul4upgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqlp5ey3 The supporting affidavits for the FBI&#39;s warrant to search the Fulton County election office—where agents seized 700 boxes containing ballots and other documents related to the 2020 election—have been unsealed. Read the affidavits, from Tyler McBrien. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fulton-co.-election-office-search-warrant-affidavits-made-public">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fulton-co.-election-office-search-warrant-affidavits-made-public</a> 2026-02-10T20:52:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkh25y7aht5shdtw4lteuluv0nt67wuc4te8xs2vz2adyy639jjczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqqyyl8s The government has attempted to conflate civil disobedience with terrorism to target political opponents several times throughout U.S. history. Thomas Brzozowski looks at the lessons that can be learned from these cases to protect democratic dissent. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-dangerous-drift-to-redefine-protest-as-terrorism">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-dangerous-drift-to-redefine-protest-as-terrorism</a> 2026-02-02T16:05:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgu4y92p99k6n48eustyse9v89z6hveqluhzfj75upqnrdarlle4gzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqscrasl On Jan. 7, the White House announced the United States’s departure from 66 multilateral organizations and treaties. Isabel Linzer and Aliya Bhatia explore how the withdrawal will hamper the United States’s ability to advance human rights and civil liberties on and offline. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-u.s.-heel-turn-on-international-cooperation">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-u.s.-heel-turn-on-international-cooperation</a> 2026-01-16T15:06:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3ajdw5h3q7e8504tcaaryypq0mkeuxp7u34cn4nlfku702lsy7szyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqmlxqj4 On Jan. 12, Sen. Mark Kelly filed a civil suit against the Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth over the military disciplinary proceedings initiated against him which argues that the government retaliated against Kelly for First Amendment-protected speech. Read the suit, from Peter Beck. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sen.-kelly-sues-department-of-defense-over-disciplinary-actions">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sen.-kelly-sues-department-of-defense-over-disciplinary-actions</a> 2026-01-12T22:05:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4tutelymrkrqd0vna64sr996xuny8w63wekdvx8squ4j76dg79czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8lg6ee On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol revisit Lawfare’s January 6 Project.<br/><br/>You can find our coverage of the attack which explores the many legal and policy issues that arose, as well as a repository of significant documents, congressional hearings, and other materials. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/the-jan.-6-project">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/the-jan.-6-project</a> 2026-01-06T19:30:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6gvguxxck4fxlgwlhnerexle0wh55l33tzwm7f9m4hxvja9at0szyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqked779 A lot happened in 2025–from the deployment of National Guard in cities across the country to airstrikes in the Caribbean to DOGE&#39;s incursion into executive agencies to the weaponization of the Justice Department—and we covered it all. <br/>Lawfare contributors reflect back on the year that was:<br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-year-that-was-(2025)">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-year-that-was-(2025)</a> 2026-01-01T15:00:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwcha5zhnw3jck8c0capdvnhl27lyvzasptl58q7a940t86ftpfszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8vs7w4 &#34;[T]o put the issue of border security as the top objective in one’s national security strategy is a kind of a nativist madness that is more about cultural—and let’s be honest, racial—anxiety about immigration than it is about any tangible security threat,&#34; writes Benjamin Wittes.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--why-did-the-white-house-write-this-national-security-strategy">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--why-did-the-white-house-write-this-national-security-strategy</a> 2025-12-09T15:52:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0w4jv62w4a7m25l5q2wjt2f9mm7qvcqf6eryuzcc9pcvl8n4czczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqquzh2dd This year&#39;s UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) highlighted a harsh reality: the optimistic era of climate diplomacy has given way to a more fragmented and competitive world, in which climate change is taking a back seat to other concerns, write Erin Sikorsky and Siena Cicarelli. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/embracing-climate-realities--the-climate-security-implications-of-cop30">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/embracing-climate-realities--the-climate-security-implications-of-cop30</a> 2025-12-08T16:06:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq483l7unx0dlje3k3gvyzy6ekqelfeyrke0daax36fne5xr3hwjczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqql8dh8v Lawfare&#39;s Trump Administration Litigation Tracker is currently following 253 active cases challenging Trump administration actions, 19 suits by the administration challenging state or local laws, and 6 criminal prosecution.<br/><br/>Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/662/890/406/941/405/original/ef582d5e115618d1.png"> <br/> 2025-12-04T19:19:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t0nmt2cpkljmewrc7zhuglgue4agp7452fs0qplwjxufhnffckczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqfcp2jc Nearly four and a half years after the SolarWinds breach, the core policy change by the Biden administration to prevent a future breach from happening has not been implemented.<br/><br/>Nick Leiserson discusses what may be causing this failure to change acquisition regulations. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/f5--solarwinds--and-the-lethargy-of-the-far-council">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/f5--solarwinds--and-the-lethargy-of-the-far-council</a> 2025-12-04T16:04:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstxcecafe6k9ukrjsmtaapwgqur9zp905fu7gnx3f3xlw9puva4qczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq7c7m6v Today at 4 pm ET, watch Natalie Orpett, Roger Parloff and James Pearce a judge dismissing the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan was not properly appointed to served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. <a href="https://youtube.com/live/XxySL8HTZMQ?feature=share">https://youtube.com/live/XxySL8HTZMQ?feature=share</a> 2025-11-24T19:30:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zht0rgx4kq7xpuav6jl6a6guje8emysuppw2z8pnsmnhg6h6x4szyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq9zjq5p Does the president have the constitutional authority to deploy active-duty forces domestically, free from the constraints of the Posse Comitatus Act?<br/><br/>If and when the Supreme Court considers this question, the answer “should be an emphatic ‘no,’” writes Christopher Mirasola.<br/><br/> <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/confronting-the-protective-power">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/confronting-the-protective-power</a> 2025-11-20T16:34:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3ps5a55qaxuu3z7w69nxd0svynxfw63e4sz4u7rx9vgncac8lzqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq2jr888 Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and Molly Roberts&#39;s courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.<br/><br/>Check it out: <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/litigation-coverage/trump-administration-trial-coverage">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/litigation-coverage/trump-administration-trial-coverage</a> 2025-11-10T18:03:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf94n23lacxjwu64ptd6q922z4zssspycn033x8s53ymxrntpl9wgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqmzpssx FBI Director Kash Patel announced that for the first time ever, the Bureau had indicted &#39;Antifa-aligned&#39; individuals.<br/><br/>Eric Columbus digs into the charges to understand the administration&#39;s efforts to target its ideological adversaries. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-s-up-with-the-terror-indictment-against-alleged-antifa-members">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-s-up-with-the-terror-indictment-against-alleged-antifa-members</a> 2025-11-10T16:24:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8kvj8904xar9dpk64khdklm3tfrnk4tjq6yqed3nxsqusz0rnt8czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqnmrcwj On Lawfare Daily, Kate Klonick spoke to Richard Pildes about his article, “Political Fragmentation in Democracies in the West,” the link between smartphones and social media and threats to democracy, and the unique way this technology is now impacting the United States political system. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--how-social-media-threatens-democracy--with-rick-pildes">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--how-social-media-threatens-democracy--with-rick-pildes</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/491/932/646/052/489/original/911359d1c0e25a06.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-11-04T14:38:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlajmm9klmurahnmufg3adgexjvaduvrqrm0c79c5k50muql408czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqa77ay8 History demonstrates why the administration’s approach of “strategic uncertainty” is unlikely to produce better deals, write Samuel Seitz and Caitlin Talmadge.<br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-trump-s-madman-act-doesn-t-work">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-trump-s-madman-act-doesn-t-work</a> 2025-11-02T14:30:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvevjfkr5dz0yd5egaa8afed55u6yqardrghwf5dqj9vg6zpe2hszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqque2ts9 Lawfare&#39;s Litigation Tracker is currently following 233 active cases challenging actions from the Trump administration, including the attempt to suspend SNAP benefits and federalization of National Guard in Illinois. <br/><br/>Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker. 2025-11-01T22:00:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2dg7g38nvdhsxzl3drqmvn4m7fzvrjmnxvh8fgvft6uhdrmzjp7czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8cs94v Today, Letitia James&#39;s attorneys filed a motion asking the court to curb prosecutors’ extrajudicial statements, following Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower’s recent article recounting a Signal exchange with U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan. Read the motion, from Tyler McBrien. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/letitia-james-asks-court-to-curb-prosecutors-extrajudicial-statements">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/letitia-james-asks-court-to-curb-prosecutors-extrajudicial-statements</a> 2025-10-23T22:00:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7w4nwmdmw0d4p4erfc6qhejcq0kppphm5wnwf08hggurhdlev8czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqy6n0cy On Oct. 11, Anna Bower started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James. <br/><br/>Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--lindsey-halligan-here">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--lindsey-halligan-here</a> 2025-10-21T19:14:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9s8zm7dj9g8lstpxkjnc0nsrh6jdsrr468769saj720syn6h6aczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8w9nt9 In late September, California became the first U.S. state to enact legislation specifically aimed at regulating advanced AI systems when Gov. Newsom signed SB 53. Lam Tran explains the main pillars of SB 53 and where it sits within the larger AI regulatory landscape.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/governing-frontier-ai--california-s-sb-53">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/governing-frontier-ai--california-s-sb-53</a> 2025-10-21T14:30:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs064nqf8wq7denwt9cmgc9slg70pnvd3excnrea5e97twfn4p7d2qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq4qugq7 Last weekend, Anna Bower started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James.<br/><br/>Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--lindsey-halligan-here">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--lindsey-halligan-here</a> 2025-10-20T22:11:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nkhx409u605j2gzgawuq6lfvevfejfac042h7x8d8v4mr7vkamgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqftncl5 The U.S. government has shut down. The Trump admin made clear its intention to use this as an opportunity to permanently reduce the size of the federal workforce. Nick Bednar looks at the legal challenges it will face if it tries to implement sweeping reductions in force. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/reductions-in-force-during-shutdowns--easier-said-than-done">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/reductions-in-force-during-shutdowns--easier-said-than-done</a> 2025-10-01T17:47:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnfvlvkd66cat9t7m7q8msscmc65ja8fn6cnt4zy30rpysklsvrqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqhu6cv4 In November the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the challenge to President Trump&#39;s tariffs. Paul Stephan explores how the major questions doctrine limits the judiciary&#39;s ability to allow the president to implement tariffs without clear congressional buy-in. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ieepa-authorizes-asset-freezing--not-seizing">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ieepa-authorizes-asset-freezing--not-seizing</a> 2025-09-30T18:49:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yulsq2qunyqlfhngpwaeeg6a5jk0eh323fztuwp5alpj6r29sdqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq45h24n &#34;If you dismantle the infrastructure that is responsible for dealing with violent extremist groups and investigating individuals who may be plotting something, that also affects your ability to notice people who may be planning to kill the Charlie Kirks of the world,&#34; writes Benjamin Wittes. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--a-less-effective-fbi">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--a-less-effective-fbi</a> 2025-09-12T15:31:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr596yuf4smj259avaatvknfhvmk5v9585ctv9y734nsdqptdjeuczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqv6a3n8 &#34;Accused of debasing the military by having it commit crimes and then boasting of it, Vance does not bother to deny the premise.&#34; <br/><br/>In the Situation, Benjamin Wittes considers the vice president&#39;s tweets defending the targeting killing of civilian drug traffickers. <br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation-the-highest-and-best-use-of-our-military">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation-the-highest-and-best-use-of-our-military</a> 2025-09-08T21:11:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttumnmvgqardnx4j6sq5tptz68nnx5g8z9g3gsa3kwd660yza4yqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqkglu8k Today, Judge Sooknanan held an emergency hearing in a lawsuit filed to challenge the Trump administration&#39;s removal of unaccompanied minors to Guatemala. Read Anna Bower&#39;s live blog from the hearing: <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/emergency-hearing-over-the-removal-of-unaccompanied-minors-to-guatemala">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/emergency-hearing-over-the-removal-of-unaccompanied-minors-to-guatemala</a> 2025-08-31T19:36:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04x86jaj39qtsqwkv9lnjgw5zddekuevk2tfe9hpf2hl22prvq7gzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqdtygmz This morning, Judge Jia Cobb held a hearing in Cook v. Trump, a lawsuit in which Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is challenging President Donald Trump&#39;s attempt to fire her from the Board of Governors. <br/><br/>Anna Bower covered the hearing as it happened. Read her report: <br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-happened-during-fed-governor-cook-s-hearing">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-happened-during-fed-governor-cook-s-hearing</a> 2025-08-29T17:22:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j5xr0p695j9qerlxx9wxypz3djm4lq5a4qzujlktwcdzvumtphczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqd33ly3 ICYMI: Watch this week’s Trials of the Trump Administration where Benjamin Wittes, Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and James Pearce discuss the FBI’s search of John Bolton’s house, a ruling in the civil fraud case against President Trump, updates in Rep. LaMonica McIver’s case, and more. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/vR7SQ-tb-4g">https://www.youtube.com/live/vR7SQ-tb-4g</a> 2025-08-23T16:00:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp53tmvcd6ateeq52xwnhxze72lqpu37f6mv376yxt05rdndnceqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq9dksrl The Syrian government is consolidating power and excluding important groups. It’s time for the United States and Europe to use their leverage, writes Haddon Barth.<br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-west-is-helping-syria-build-a-government-no-minority-wants-to-join">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-west-is-helping-syria-build-a-government-no-minority-wants-to-join</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/044/233/569/486/382/original/03603b468f295720.png"> <br/> 2025-08-17T13:01:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2wy33x8ahd30q383kzvh5fzyjrmmzvvu5cqjzezgqurwavds3ugzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqq6sr4q Apply now to be an intern at Lawfare!<br/>Interns will have an opportunity to learn a variety of skills such as writing, research, and site maintenance. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intern-with-lawfare-fall-2025">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intern-with-lawfare-fall-2025</a> 2025-08-15T23:00:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfp8es94ukz76tldpc28zs8vjquk4u65nr2x5p7rh945pdwt8hc9gzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqx6zxxj On Friday, D.C. filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to assume control of the Metropolitan Police Department. Read the filing here: <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/d.c.-sues-trump-administration-over-seizing-control-of-district-police">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/d.c.-sues-trump-administration-over-seizing-control-of-district-police</a> 2025-08-15T19:28:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgn8e86dtusuf0yzwz42063j5xgsaw82ldt5nsmrfrgdldvucrcrqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqscfgc4 The perpetrator of an assasination of a Minnesota lawmaker in June likely used data brokers to find personal information of his victims. Sam Adler, Thomas Kadri, and Chinmayi Sharma look at how policymakers should address this brokered violence. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/brokered-violence--safety-for-sale-in-the-free-marketplace-of-data">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/brokered-violence--safety-for-sale-in-the-free-marketplace-of-data</a> 2025-08-08T14:23:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9a0qx063x8kkzqw4x68jlg3js27mw9lxj7tvnu98vxwq24vmh9aqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqjt6268 On Sept. 19, join us in person to celebrate 15 years of Lawfare—a decade and a half of rigorous analysis, trusted insight, and independent journalism at the intersection of national security, law, and policy. <br/><br/>Get your tickets here: <a href="https://givebutter.com/lawfare15">https://givebutter.com/lawfare15</a> 2025-08-07T17:46:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdmr2dxvk3vne353scsfjhf7ndpsc8zehxghw2c0fqgxtupvjj6vgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqftsg4v 🚨Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Updates🚨<br/>The tracker is tracking 314 cases!<br/>- The Supreme Court stayed an order reinstating the Consumer Product Safety Commissioners that President Trump attempted to fire.<br/>- Preliminary injunction granted in suit challenging sanctions against the ICC.<br/><br/>View more cases at www.lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/909/886/188/596/492/original/20045af62dfbfad5.png"> <br/> 2025-07-24T19:37:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwc3j2vp7kyl0xutwcfyvwy7v3w26wyjqg062y28ya0hczyztwgqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqvm0d5w Today, the Supreme Court rejected the validity of universal injunctions as a form of relief used to challenge President Trump&#39;s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, without addressing the constitutionality of the order itself. Read the opinion, from Olivia Manes. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scotus-grants-government-partial-stay-in-birthright-citizenship-case">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scotus-grants-government-partial-stay-in-birthright-citizenship-case</a> 2025-06-27T17:30:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv35cwmjm3803gvcsdz64fwzx4naauz3fzspt4c8c54npl3s7vsqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq3dp79n It&#39;s the &#34;Pronghorn Shirt Daily&#34; Edition!<br/><br/>On Rational Security, Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett, and Ashley Deeks discussed the week&#39;s big national security news, including U.S. strikes against Iran, SCOTUS&#39;s opinion in DVD v. DHS, and more. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security--the--pronghorn-shirt-daily--edition">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security--the--pronghorn-shirt-daily--edition</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/751/106/437/023/927/original/83767b665b557bab.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-26T18:46:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs048qkd8ap48fuu6tfu9z6uv02zs764t80dsn9xlwdd8splt7vn9qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq7538ad The president did not invoke the Insurrection Act yesterday. He’s instead relying on a theory of inherent constitutional power that is far more limited, explains Chris Mirasola. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-national-guard-in-los-angeles">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-national-guard-in-los-angeles</a> 2025-06-08T14:49:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9564l8cy9q4mmzhxp7wzu6p9fy7kq4y35f95sancsz6cjw9wfytqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq4e725v Last Dec., the Manhattan DA announced he was charging Luigi Mangione with the murder of Brian Thompson as an act of terrorism.<br/>Jacob Ware and Ania Zolyniak write that the charge against Mangione is legally dubious, and could trigger dangerous consequences.<br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/luigi-mangione-and-the-making-of-a--terrorist">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/luigi-mangione-and-the-making-of-a--terrorist</a> 2025-05-27T14:40:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8st56cxqwg7lj9wu0fg6k5wplu9rj6huc7ngcnegg4flslf0vgqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqkzq9kd In the Situation, Benjamin Wittes considers Judge Boasberg&#39;s finding of probable contempt by the government in the Alien Enemies Act case and where the case may go from here. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--vindicating-the-semblance-of-due-process">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--vindicating-the-semblance-of-due-process</a> 2025-04-17T01:17:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8dzc5p6k9w22mfmkx9yk68zchhhx0m08857yju0p0v08c4xen8xczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqg69zfx The hearing on the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to an El Salvadorian prison has just finished. <br/><br/>Anna Bower and Roger Parloff were in the courtroom and will join Benjamin Wittes for a live conversation shortly.<br/><br/>Watch their conversation here: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/TWEHwgAWQGw?feature=share">https://youtube.com/live/TWEHwgAWQGw?feature=share</a> 2025-04-15T20:58:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyn4fdjyjxkrxwx7qxa00c6ynkrx6vstwmlwazqt2d3mn0de56tqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqrxawyu “[T]he Supreme Court’s willingness to resort to a procedural ruling to avoid a direct clash with the executive could have real costs, not just for those swept up by the [Alien Enemies Act], but also for the Court’s position in the separation of powers,” writes Jonathan Hafetz <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/habeas-and-the-alien-enemies-act--challenges-and-opportunities">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/habeas-and-the-alien-enemies-act--challenges-and-opportunities</a> 2025-04-15T14:17:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2a5j7sd34k20qmxk25l9tcvyx9cf5ne5nddksvt2ytekcq7uga9szyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqwmv9yu Since taking office President Trump has fired the board members of independent agencies, like the FTC, Inter-American Foundation, African Development Foundation, and NLRB. Anne Joseph O&#39;Connell explores whether the president had the legal and constitutional authority to do so. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-the-president-appoint-principal-officers-without-the-senate">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-the-president-appoint-principal-officers-without-the-senate</a> 2025-04-14T20:40:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvc0gpvenft350up309pmnxnc2zfj59n87wlalt3wyds63mpguarszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq50mss9 In Feb. 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the years since, different perspectives on the fight emerge and lead to tensions that leave Ukraine&#39;s fate uncertain, and its relationship with The United States in jeopardy.<br/><br/>Listen to the season finale of Escalation wherever you get your podcasts.<br/><br/>Escalation is hosted by Anastasiia Lapatina and Tyler McBrien. This episode features Shane Harris, Timothy Snyder, John Mearsheimer, and Eric Ciaramella. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/escalation--boiling-the-frog">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/escalation--boiling-the-frog</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/337/516/488/324/099/original/f97082250afae5d4.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-04-14T17:44:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghfzev8laappd739tmfh94ghwqhmyj2ypy06cw66rps7lp7l8u0szyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqgtwwed Tomorrow at 4pm ET, Benjamin Wittes will sit down with Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, Roger Parloff, James Pearce, and Bob Bauer to discuss the legal challenges to President Trump’s executive actions, including the Supreme Court’s rulings in the Alien Enemies Act and the firing of probationary employees cases. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-live--trials-of-the-trump-administration--april-11">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-live--trials-of-the-trump-administration--april-11</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/314/977/506/870/713/original/aaa6b3e6f146cabc.png"> <br/> 2025-04-10T18:02:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgu6hnj0qszgk0yke7mra65kmlgmc6getl7c38ec5h4u4qq4e6crgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq0x83x7 &#34;[A]t the end of the day, you can’t kidnap people off the streets and ship them to El Salvador and then wax indignant about the overweening federal judges who tell you to bring them back—at least not credibly,&#34; writes Benjamin Wittes in the Situation. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--missing">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--missing</a> 2025-04-07T23:07:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqwnn8xtz3nkhe53gt2ky46q0g7e6j7lghr5gsa7j0njwvf8rg5czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq4hjmh8 On Lawfare Daily, Kevin Frazier and Renee DiResta spoke to Derek Thompson about his new book, &#34;Abundance,&#34; the theory of Abundance, and its feasibility in an age of political discord and institutional distrust. <a href="https://youtu.be/qjp2ZRyEsBo">https://youtu.be/qjp2ZRyEsBo</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/183/699/829/213/987/original/781c501119526d72.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-18T13:40:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvpjmvy2cd0wr7sdmnkp79z4r92q2g88j30sf93avqry67msetaszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqvjcaq9 “If the executive branch is determined to provoke a constitutional crisis, then confrontation is inevitable. It is better that the crisis arises from the Court doing its job than from the Court being cowed into submission,” writes Suzanne Spaulding. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/judicial-independence-may-require-confrontation">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/judicial-independence-may-require-confrontation</a> 2025-03-07T16:06:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8pe8ty6twgykx0epxpt6t5q2v30v05xhqy07t8ddvefftyk0ffczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8nw0r8 Newly-independent Ukraine has inherited thousands of nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union. So the United States, Russia and Ukraine craft a high-stakes deal to disarm Ukraine in exchange for national security protection. But has Washington held up their end of the bargain? Or has Ukraine been betrayed?<br/><br/>Episode 2 of Escalation is out now, wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/escalation--no-guarantees">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/escalation--no-guarantees</a> 2025-03-03T18:52:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs94776akfukfffhnz3ylmjml2a2arkj6tj5dru0932w5cy5wr8ulszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq705tzn &#34;The apparent statements from unnamed officials to the effect that by providing first names and last initials only, even over unclassified systems, no damage has been done, reflects either ignorance or indifference. Neither enhance the security of our nation,&#34; writes Jonathan M. Fredman. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the--mosaic--method-and-the-value-of-cia-names-to-u.s.-adversaries">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the--mosaic--method-and-the-value-of-cia-names-to-u.s.-adversaries</a> 2025-02-10T17:31:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2wn8jeupud5nhkr63tp7lrgdpztkukv5vrclhlysj50ce3d54z8szyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqq5xf0j Last night, 2 federal employee unions sued the Trump administration over its attempts to dismantle USAID and requested that the court issue a temporary restraining order to reverse actions dismantling USAID and halt further attempts to do so. Read the suit, from Caroline Cornett. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/federal-employee-unions-sue-trump-administration-for-dismantling-usaid">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/federal-employee-unions-sue-trump-administration-for-dismantling-usaid</a> 2025-02-07T17:56:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdad77n3vkfm8ctnva9lte2e3my9pvr5uuae8yssec7cue8ed40fszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqtqmrt9 &#34;An FBI that was putting its collective foot down and refusing to be politicized, refusing to participate in a political witch hunt within its own ranks, and refusing to become political agents of the regime in power would, so far anyway, look almost exactly like what we are seeing,&#34; writes Benjamin Wittes. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--what-s-going-on-at-the-fbi">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--what-s-going-on-at-the-fbi</a> 2025-02-04T15:11:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqcfnantlr04gtvn0h9wrglkh06nge48p3w4nfmg5m34xzzz70rzczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq78eudy On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump fired all of the Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Gregory Nojeim and Silvia Lorenzo Perez write that this removal threatens the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and puts civil liberties at risk. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-s-sacking-of-pclob-members-threatens-data-privacy">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-s-sacking-of-pclob-members-threatens-data-privacy</a> 2025-01-31T15:41:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfy9xe5l9mqlvhvdam98wr0w565728mwxsqqj7kv89usmez4c9fcszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8hyhhw On Tuesday, over 2 million federal employees received an email with the subject line &#34;Fork in the Road,&#34; introducing a deferred resignation program. Nick Bednar explains that not only could this violate the law, it may backfire &amp; increase the incentives for employees to stay. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/breaking-down-opm-s--fork-in-the-road--email-to-federal-workers">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/breaking-down-opm-s--fork-in-the-road--email-to-federal-workers</a> 2025-01-30T19:57:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96r7cyr6uyh482tkj0yl4436xpfhdaykfpht9e6qdd5gt853pf5gzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqzlzx4n This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding Kash Patel&#39;s confirmation hearing to be FBI director.<br/><br/>Anna Bower and Benjamin Wittes dive deep into the controversies around Patel, from his time as a staffer for Devin Nunes to his actions in the run up to Jan. 6. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-patel-dossier">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-patel-dossier</a> 2025-01-30T16:19:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95ky0npz6vfcya2n85v40chxkscg5ftk0vt02e7r2ntrx8l6melczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqadxyqs &#34;Biden’s press freedom legacy may end up dominated by his laying the groundwork for Trump or a future administration to prosecute journalists for news reporting.&#34;<br/><br/>Seth Stern examines the prosecutions of Julian Assange and Tim Burke by the Biden Justice Department. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/prosecuting-journalists-complicates-biden-s-press-freedom-legacy">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/prosecuting-journalists-complicates-biden-s-press-freedom-legacy</a> 2025-01-30T14:41:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcrxk56c9ujql3ezye82p49r00n2g4ejjtw3y8lhjfx5q7mn4shqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq4f225f On Lawfare Daily, Kevin Frazier spoke to Aram Gavoor about the Trump administration’s initial moves on AI policy, the pivot toward relentless innovation, Trump rescinding the Biden administration’s 2023 EO on AI, and the recently announced Stargate Project. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--aram-gavoor-on-the-trump-administration&#39;s-ai-pivot--trading-safeguards-for-stargate">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--aram-gavoor-on-the-trump-administration&#39;s-ai-pivot--trading-safeguards-for-stargate</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/884/062/841/801/833/original/c745aaeb44eb2b73.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-01-24T15:35:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvd5re8fvatgk8sd5uyqq3xhrcndgyadqdklcjgapj5gg5uefx40qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqnngg45 Today, a federal judge granted the motion by the attorneys general of Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon to temporarily block President Trump&#39;s executive order on birthright citizenship from going into effect. Read the decision, from Anna Hickey. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/federal-judge-blocks-trump-s-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-nationwide">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/federal-judge-blocks-trump-s-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-nationwide</a> 2025-01-23T20:52:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhmg82ddwav220rnfpnph63k40pzqmafmh0xyukza3lw5tpzvvrqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqunz9l7 In The Situation, Benjamin Wittes writes that if the goal of President Trump&#39;s pardons of the Jan. 6 defendants is to erase what happened in 2021, it won’t work because “a president can frustrate justice, but he can’t change the truth.&#34; <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--why-the-jan.-6-pardons-won-t-work">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--why-the-jan.-6-pardons-won-t-work</a> 2025-01-21T21:27:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2umq9sagld6rw5yfg2anuyhwzvkc5mdltpy0y2xwgl2dlcv9nadczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqp9g8tl It&#39;s the “Tornado Kash” Edition!<br/><br/>On this week&#39;s Rational Security, Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Eugenia Lostri, and Tyler McBrien broke down the week&#39;s big national security news, including Syria’s Assad regime collapsing, President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kash Patel for FBI director, and more. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security--the--tornado-kash--edition">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security--the--tornado-kash--edition</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/641/055/066/064/842/original/69ccfbc45539ccb8.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-12-12T18:43:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ptslexs86fzy5hjfungnj9xard4qjeqssajwfjq60ddd36ck4kczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqc2utll Foreign governments are interfering in democratic politics by funding campaigns and propaganda. Liberal democracies can apply financial intelligence tools to counter these efforts, writes Jessica Davis this week’s Foreign Policy Essay. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/banking-on-influence">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/banking-on-influence</a> 2024-12-09T14:33:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3yrlssu06vkduhtacs4qqgm8nhth2tcfvpqlef2as7ul9sky8dgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqq925t7 Susan Landau looks at how the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act allowed a successful cyberattack tied to the Chinese government to access U.S. wiretapping orders—and what can be done to keep this from happening again. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/calea-was-a-national-security-disaster-waiting-to-happen">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/calea-was-a-national-security-disaster-waiting-to-happen</a> 2024-11-13T15:56:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6swj48htjw0rzvnn5f8cm6apx9g4rt59kflphyxzr40ewz9deugzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqfvxneq Today in The Situation, Benjamin Wittes puts forth 6 &#34;principles for staying sane and rational during a period of a democratic stress born of the screaming.&#34; <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--staying-sane-during-the-screaming">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--staying-sane-during-the-screaming</a> 2024-11-08T23:41:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsznnq90kalc8zerrnhflzt92q7sfypwrscfedldre6ja3z3407e9qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqrd7j8l Incidents of terrorism conducted for partisan, rather than ideological reasons, have spiked according to new data. Riley McCabe explains the trend in this week’s Foreign Policy Essay. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/u.s.-domestic-terrorism-is-increasingly-motivated-by-partisan-politics">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/u.s.-domestic-terrorism-is-increasingly-motivated-by-partisan-politics</a> 2024-11-04T14:27:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze7vzpc56p5t7252k3fja0rcy7k9s9s4pemq9rpccdd7fk7pdhpgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqyzwmsl It&#39;s the &#34;Yo Adrian! Go Vote!&#34; Edition!<br/><br/>On this week&#39;s Rational Security, Scott Anderson sat down with Alan Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes, and Molly Reynolds to talk through the week’s big national security news, including Israel&#39;s strikes on Iran and recent reporting of Elon Musk&#39;s conversations with Vladimir Putin: <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security--the--yo-adrian!-go-vote!-edition">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security--the--yo-adrian!-go-vote!-edition</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/403/335/800/197/232/original/6975940033c6c8bb.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-10-31T18:01:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgxdrm3wx7qf36uc04swtlgz2kpyy27652y6jw0ar7eplha05qrgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq2lqafu On today&#39;s Lawfare Daily, Quinta Jurecic and Eugenia Lostri spoke to Cait Conley about the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency&#39;s role in coordinating efforts to secure the 2024 election—from ensuring the physical security of election workers to identifying foreign influence campaigns. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--how-cisa-is-working-to-protect-the-election">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--how-cisa-is-working-to-protect-the-election</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/396/636/842/406/558/original/dfdec9b8d64b1054.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-10-30T13:36:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhk3ace6m003tndxn0awdq3np7zjgh6y8h66eacfv57k6cqptt7qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqf8ewfr Today, U.S. intelligence officials released a partially redacted document outlining the potential for foreign actors, like China, Iran, and Russia, to exert influence on and after the 2024 presidential election. Read the briefing doc from Olivia Manes. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intelligence-briefing-outlines-foreign-influence-threats-to-u.s.-elections 2024-10-22T21:10:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3jk8wu3syvyxn5qdm59m2hu35lc8ypxy40fgqnpt7tvkfe3ru9gzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq8qjt9q Anastasiia Lapatina unpacks Ukrainian President Zelensky’s trip to the U.S., where he tried to boost support for Ukraine at the White House, the UN, and Trump Tower, and the controversy surrounding his visit. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/zelensky-s-american-saga--victory-plan-and-angry-republicans">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/zelensky-s-american-saga--victory-plan-and-angry-republicans</a> 2024-09-30T18:33:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrrnas3rztslj6af9vy9989fwr2x9e04zs2rtrcnefxuw4xc7zl3czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqt5wy7w Today, Lawfare and Protect Democracy are launching a new project on the limitations, drawbacks, and dangers of deploying the military on U.S. soil. Alex Tausanovitch introduces the series and explains what it will delve into. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-dangers-of-deploying-the-military-on-u.s.-soil">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-dangers-of-deploying-the-military-on-u.s.-soil</a> 2024-09-12T17:18:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nwjykz67p3lzdmx3edml4x5eqy0nt6gmqf74anpe3u3fee78efqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqus60p6 Coverage of the US government’s busy week combating Russian operatives so far has examined these actions piecemeal. But taken together, they reveal a broad, interagency effort and a much different strategy than 2016, write Quinta Jurecic and Natalie Orpett. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-u.s.-government&#39;s-busy-week-combating-russian-operatives">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-u.s.-government&#39;s-busy-week-combating-russian-operatives</a> 2024-09-09T17:39:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf90cwnf0rgwpk3twm84xyf4tj7ayfg3lm3wg6gmk75lr8lhnwg7qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqqcvnv5 Today, DA Bragg filed a response in opposition to Trump&#39;s motion for an immediate stay of Judge Hellerstein&#39;s order denying his removal motion for the NYC hush-money case. Find the filing on #DocketWatch: NY, from Katherine Pompilio. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/new-york/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-new-york">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/new-york/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-new-york</a> 2024-09-05T18:18:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85ejaf9fmy0h80rw27efg3m6x707zk3gxezhxyc5mdx4tjqwlcrgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq09ecan Today the Justice Dept. announced its seizure of internet domains used by the Russian govt to conduct foreign malign influence campaigns and the indictment of 2 RT employees in connection with election interference aimed at the 2024 U.S. elections. Read the affidavit, indictment and more from Katherine Pompilio. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/justice-dept.-disrupts-russian-influence-campaign--indicts-russian-nationals">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/justice-dept.-disrupts-russian-influence-campaign--indicts-russian-nationals</a> 2024-09-04T21:09:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9g8e95y978lvd8lxj078g6ckdh9cr5xeckgqz66g3933yjqqz0qzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq5n2mdz Today, U.S. District Court Judge Hellerstein (SDNY) denied Trump&#39;s motion for leave to file removal papers in his NY hush money and election interference case. Read the order on #DocketWatch: NY, updated by Katherine Pompilio. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/new-york/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-new-york">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/new-york/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-new-york</a> 2024-09-03T21:52:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxr27nkzw5etchad87368pr63x6j86348pvsa2ppj6rwdsdkj0tfczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqm5vdva Anna Bower, Matt Gluck, Quinta Jurecic, Natalie Orpett, and Benjamin Wittes examine how Jack Smith&#39;s superseding Jan. 6 indictment filed yesterday against Trump differs from the original indictment and evaluate what the changes indicate about Smith&#39;s approach moving forward.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-superseding-trump-indictment-charts-jack-smith-s-path-forward">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-superseding-trump-indictment-charts-jack-smith-s-path-forward</a> 2024-08-28T18:28:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07cavrlymvxavgsu5hfrgcv70wp8j8nxxm6vpz2axwp3fn7eglpszyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqglkn74 On August 1, a 3-member panel authorized by the D.C. bar recommended that the bar should suspend former Justice Dept. attorney Jeff Clark from practicing law in D.C. for at least 2 years due to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Read the report from Matt Gluck. <a href="https://lawfaremedia.org/article/oversight-committee-recommends-suspension-of-jeffrey-clark-s-d.c.-bar-license">https://lawfaremedia.org/article/oversight-committee-recommends-suspension-of-jeffrey-clark-s-d.c.-bar-license</a> 2024-08-21T21:32:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspafcpnczyuvpwcann3xspx5w7ttxrcr8wdn5nnl5qrpgeh6e9umgzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqrf6r67 Last week the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Fourth Amendment does not allow courts to issue warrants for geofence records. Orin Kerr explains why this ruling conflicts with the precedent on gov&#39;t access to location data and should be overturned. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-fifth-circuit-shuts-down-geofence-warrants-and-maybe-a-lot-more">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-fifth-circuit-shuts-down-geofence-warrants-and-maybe-a-lot-more</a> 2024-08-14T14:26:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvy5t6s9209yp2thcltl0hazkxf9xlc38ljscqfad5d478eetfn6czyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqqq80ncg Julien Berman and Alan Rozenshtein analyze the government&#39;s brief in the lawsuit brought by ByteDance over the TikTok ban, including what significant redactions of classified info in the brief mean for the government&#39;s argument and TikTok&#39;s response.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-tiktok-case-will-be-determined-by-what-s-behind-the-government-s-black-lines">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-tiktok-case-will-be-determined-by-what-s-behind-the-government-s-black-lines</a> 2024-08-13T17:43:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yfg883he92hta52uskqt4nswm2rcunv6legcxeeeeq795az6mdqzyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq6ghcwc The Justice Dept. IG found that the former U.S. attorney for the middle district of PA violated DOJ policy by releasing info about an ongoing investigation into election fraud in Sept. 2020. Read the report from Matthew Gluck. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/justice-department-oig-releases-report-on-public-statements-during-election-fraud-investigation">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/justice-department-oig-releases-report-on-public-statements-during-election-fraud-investigation</a> 2024-08-02T18:13:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkx9l5vdzv3r8p5lvpcguhewn4q3nr9wre28sht26g6znht9xgnczyrgvuctlqc7dsr4fz5rc9ag4akhkp2j7e2zsawg7v4mtd77zxpkqq7lt6dd On July 31, the Justice Dept. IG published a report on its response to the Lafayette Square protests in May and June 2020, finding that former AG Barr did not personally issue the order to clear protesters. Read the report from Julien Berman. <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/justice-dept.-oig-releases-report-on-agency-s-response-to-2020-d.c.-protests">https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/justice-dept.-oig-releases-report-on-agency-s-response-to-2020-d.c.-protests</a> 2024-08-02T17:35:28Z