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Your weekly summary of everything on the site.
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The stakes in the El Salvador deportation cases.
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The Trump FCC is not protecting free speech—it’s undermining it.
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A new lawsuit challenges Trump’s tariffs as a blatantly illegal usurpation of legislative power.
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The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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Why does the Trump administration’s attacks pose such a threat to the rule of law?
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China’s digital yuan could set a global precedent for programmable money—and for state-controlled financial surveillance.
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A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained.
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The arson attack on the governor’s residence is the latest in a growing wave of violence directed at politicians and other government figures.
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Even after the Supreme Court’s shadow-docket decision, there remain ways to assert award-termination challenges in district court.
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Listen to the April 15 Lawfare live discussion.
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A meditation on Judge Boasberg’s contempt ruling in increasingly run-on sentences.
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Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump.
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A new form on the Federal Register and newfound constitutional power would make it easy to deregulate.
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Trump’s spree of firings exposes a dilemma for Congress: a reliance on presidents to respect the independence of executive branch officials.
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Restricting direct data broker sales to China is a start—but privacy and security controls on personal data must go much broader.
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Discussing oral arguments in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson.
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The Israeli government’s controversial vote to remove Ronen Bar faces legal hurdles, with the potential to set off a constitutional crisis.
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The Supreme Court’s procedural ruling in Trump v. J.G.G. could have real costs for those swept up by the AEA and for the separation of powers.
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The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended police detective.