Lawfare Research Intiative
Since its founding, Lawfare has produced rigorous, in-depth research at the intersection of law, national security, foreign policy, and technology. In 2025, these efforts were unified under the Lawfare Research Initiative. This page collects all of Lawfare’s published research papers, along with podcast interviews featuring their authors.
On this page you will find links to view Lawfare's various research projects.
Special Projects
Lawfare's Research Intiative
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Lawfare Daily: The Privacy Law That's Supposed To Be Protecting Us Online Turns 40
Listen to Michael Dreeben's opening remarks from an event marking 40 years of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. -
Beyond Carpenter - A Legislative Framework for Mobile Location Privacy
A new chapter of federal law could bring clarity to the government’s acquisition of mobile location data. -
Installing a Content Patch in the Stored Communications Act
Replacing the SCA’s patchwork of carve-outs with a single warrant rule would better protect privacy and clarify the law. -
Data Proxies for the Stored Communications Act
Nondisclosure orders can prevent cloud users from defending their legal rights. A data proxy could act on their behalf. -
Harmonizing ECPA to Close Gaps and Increase Statutory Coherence
Modern communications and privacy law needs technology-neutral rules. -
Unpacking and Updating the CLOUD Act
Targeted fixes for a landmark cross-border data law that has been misread and underused. -
Limiting Reverse Searches in the Stored Communications Act
Should police be able to search millions of users’ data to find a suspect? Reverse searches show why the law needs limits. -
Lawfare Daily: Why AI Won’t Revolutionize Law (At Least Not Yet), with Arvind Narayanan and Justin Curl
What are the bottlenecks preventing AI from reducing legal costs? -
AI Won’t Automatically Make Legal Services Cheaper
Three bottlenecks between AI capability and access to justice.
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