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The Lawfare Podcast: Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer on Reforming the Insurrection Act
Why are people talking about reforming the Insurrection Act? -
Chatter: The Pentagon’s Alliance with the Country Music Industry with Joseph Thompson
Discussing the close relationship between country music and the U.S. military. -
Correcting Presidential Immunity's Original Sin
In both civil and criminal cases, presidents should generally receive qualified, not absolute, immunity for official acts. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jim Dempsey and John Carlin on U.S. Cybersecurity Law and Policy: There’s a Lot Going On
What is new in the realm of cybersecurity? -
Chatter: Why Foreign Policy Elites Matter with Elizabeth Saunders
What influence does the "blob" actually have on foreign policy making? -
A President and His Justices
A review of Cliff Sloan, “The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made” (PublicAffairs, 2023) -
Biden Interview Transcript Reveals Some Flaws in the Hur Report
Robert Hur’s analysis of Biden’s “I just found all the classified stuff downstairs” does not engage with Biden’s explanation of the comment. -
Keeping but Reforming Special Counsel Rules: A Reply to Jack Goldsmith
Yes, there are serious problems with the special counsel rules, but it is worth trying to fix them. -
For Government Use of AI, What Gets Measured Gets Managed
The immaturity of the AI measurement and evaluation ecosystem is a significant roadblock to the implementation of the Biden administration’s AI procurement priorities. -
The Lawfare Podcast: What Should We Do About Special Counsels?
Discussing the special counsel regulations and how it could change -
The “Continue Withholding” Directive in Trump v. United States
The Supreme Court’s order to stop lower court proceedings in Trump v. U.S. raises many questions about the arcane workings of the Court’s emergency docket. -
What Congress Has Done—and What It Still Needs to Do—to Protect NATO
Congress has barred the president from exiting NATO unilaterally. But someone still needs to enforce it.
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