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Are Domestic Drone Shoot-Downs Lawful?
There are significant gaps in federal, state, and local governments’ authorities to intercept drones, though some fixes are on the table. -
Elon Musk Weaponizes the Government
The billionaire is turning the U.S. government’s own strategy against itself. -
Rational Security: The "Law and Order: Executive Victims Unit" Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Molly Reynolds, and Anna Bower talked through the big week of national security news. -
Trump’s Petty Purge of 15 Young Jan. 6 Prosecutors
The fired lawyers are mainly thirty-somethings who had been slated to prosecute street crime in the District. -
Lawfare Daily: The Legality of OPM's "Deferred Resignations”
Discussing the "Fork in the Road" email. -
Will Employees Who Resign Have a Remedy?
The courts may not provide relief to employees if the federal government reneges on the deferred resignation program. -
Corruption Sanctions Are Worth the Investment
Economic sanctions can be an effective tool against corrupt actors. Intensifying their use can benefit affected populations and U.S. interests. -
Lawfare Daily: What Is Happening with USAID?
Will USAID be subsumed by the State Department? -
The Situation: What’s Going on at the FBI?
Don’t look now, but the FBI is resisting the political witch-hunt loosed upon it. -
Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for for FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
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Evenhanded Injustice: Jan. 6 Pardons, Commutations & Dismissals
How the “individual most responsible for what occurred" that day is trying to erase history. -
Lawfare Live: What is Happening at USAID?
Join the Lawfare team for a discussion of the changes at USAID. -
The Sudan War and the Limits of American Power
There is very little, if anything, the U.S. can do to end the war in Sudan. -
Lawfare Daily: Should the U.S. Sanction the ICC, with Nema Milaninia
What are the criticisms of the ICC? -
The Cislunar Competition
The region between geosynchronous orbit and the moon is the next frontier of great power competition. -
The Situation: Kash Patel’s “Odor of Mendacity”
Any FBI agent who testified as the FBI director nominee did would lose his job. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for Director of National Intelligence Nominee Tulsi Gabbard
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Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services Nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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The Case Against IEEPA Tariffs
Forcing Trump to use trade statutes—or to go to Congress to seek new authorities—would be more consistent with IEEPA’s history and practice.
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China Highlights Imbalance in U.S. Economic Security Strategy
Stringent measures that offer partial protection leave supply chains exposed to pointed retaliation. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, March 14
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
A Dynamic Governance Model for AI
The unique risks—and opportunities—of AI demand a policy-neutral, extra-regulatory model for standards and compliance.