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This week's Trials of the Trump Administration starts in 1 hour!
Join Benjamin Wittes, Eric Columbus, Anna Bower, and Roger Parloff for a live discussion of the D.C. Circuit blocking Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry, a nationwide warrant against an ICE agent, and more. https://youtube.com/live/rgJguscS3Nw?feature=share
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"Mann and Hotez seek to explain how we arrived at a moment in which anti-science disinformation has become, in their words, 'orchestrated,' and credible scientists are recast as public enemies."
Wendy Wagner reviews "Science Under Siege" by Michael E. Mann & Peter J. Hotez. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from-endless-frontier-to-enemy-of-the-people--the-assault-on-public-science
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The Justice Department has moved to drop the last remaining Jan. 6 insurrection criminal matters: the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditious conspiracy cases.
Benjamin Wittes sat down with Roger Parloff, Michael Feinberg, Troy Edwards, and James Pearce to discuss the decision on Lawfare Daily. https://youtu.be/tho_W0Yg86Y
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The United States government has agreed to pay $1.25 million to former national security advisor Michael Flynn to settle his malicious prosecution lawsuit. Read the agreement, from Anna Bower. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/u.s.-government-agrees-to--1.25-million-settlement-in-michael-flynn-suit
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As users turn to Grok to verify whether viral posts on X are true, Section 230 gets complicated.
Joshua Villanueva breaks down why a platform that both distributes content and generates answers about its authenticity can't cleanly hide behind third-party immunity.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/section-230-after---grok-is-this-true
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at the national security and privacy risks of pervasive and easily obtainable geolocation data, how threat actors can leverage AI models to upskill and accelerate criminal activities, and more. Read the newsletter, from Tom Uren. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/it-is-time-to-ban-the-sale-of-precise-geolocation
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Viktor Orbán’s defeat will have consequences for the country, Europe, and aspiring autocrats around the world, writes Daniel Kelemen. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-hungary-escaped-electoral-autocracy
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In response to attacks by Iranian Shahed drones, Gulf countries have been requesting drone interceptors from Ukraine.
Oleksandr Matviienko looks at the benefits and drawbacks of Ukraine exporting interceptors and the complex legal landscape of Ukrainian arms exports.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-red-tape-of-ukraine-s-semi-open-arms-exports
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On the first day of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, a primary school in southern Iran was attacked, killing at least 175 people—including many children. Akshaya Kumar evaluates whether the strike was sufficiently reckless to meet the mens rea standard for war crimes. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/was-the-attack-on-an-iranian-primary-school-a-war-crime
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On Lawfare Daily, Michael Feinberg was joined by Ben McKenzie, writer and director of the new documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” to discuss his deep dive into the cryptocurrency industry and why his research makes him skeptical of its literal and figurative value. https://youtu.be/dxmsXtlxlg4
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Who profits from migrant detention?
On May 7, e-flux and the The Architectural League of New York will present a screening of Deportation Inc., the series by SITU & Lawfare, which investigates the billion-dollar business of U.S. immigration enforcement.
The screening will be followed be a discussion featuring Gauri Bahuguna, Eileen Grench OLY, Elora Mukherjee, Jon Nealon, moderated by Tyler McBrien.
Get your tickets now: https://www.e-flux.com/events/6783343/deportation-inc-investigating-the-business-of-migrant-detention
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Ben Harack argues that AI verification through the use of cryptographic tools like confidential computing may enable oversight and good governance without exposing industry secrets. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ai-verification--infrastructure-for-prosperity--governance--and-peace
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On Lawfare Daily, Mike Feinberg and Frank Dikötter discussed his new book “Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity,” the early years of the Chinese communist movement, and how our current understanding of the era greatly differs from our previous assumptions. https://youtu.be/SmkLIvpeo9k
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Lawfare's Government Non-Compliance tracker follows instances in which the Trump administration has failed to comply with federal court orders in immigration habeas corpus proceedings.
The tracker is now following over 400 cases. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/habeastracker
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As attorney general, Pam Bondi proposed a regulation delaying investigations into federal lawyers by state authorities until the DOJ has conducted its own inquiry. Bruce Green and Rebecca Roiphe explore where this regulation fits in the long battle on who gets to regulate government lawyers. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-s-bid-to-avoid-accountability
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On Lawfare Daily, Kate Klonick interviewed Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz about their recent The New Yorker article on Sam Altman, the products he's building at OpenAI, and how he's selling them not just to investors and the public, but also to regulators and world leaders. https://youtu.be/O2GNrY63_2c
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"Relying on prodigious original survey research, Campbell contends that in the abstract Americans support progressive taxation based on the concept of taxing based on one’s ‘ability to pay.’"
Ajay K. Mehrotra reviews the book "Taxation and Resentment" by Andrea Campbell. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-principle-policy-gap-in-american-tax-attitudes
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The United States new push to restrict its data exports suggests the administration feels a diminished control over online platforms and infrastructure and a lack of confidence in technological dominance, writes Nikolas Guggenberger. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/america-used-to-own-the-internet.-now-it-s-running-scared
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In 1 hour join Benjamin Wittes, Eric Columbus, Roger Parloff, and Molly Roberts for a live discussion of litigation-related national security news of the week on the Trials of the Trump Administration! https://youtube.com/live/1rrRiKMHNME?feature=share
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On March 20, the White House released a “comprehensive” national framework for artificial intelligence. Jakub Kraus explains its recommendations for congressional AI policy, including its emphasis on preempting “cumbersome” state AI laws. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/white-house-ai-framework-proposes-industry-friendly-legislation
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at Secretary Rubio's push for diplomats to fight foreign disinformation on X using Community Notes, Chinese cyber espionage groups targeting America's lawful intercept and surveillance systems, and more. Read the newsletter, from Tom Uren. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/american-diplomats-to-fight-propaganda---on-x
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The Pentagon's controversial designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk reveals a fundamental shift: Non-state entities are becoming more important for national security, and states are pushing back. David Kris explores how national security governance should be updated to address this new reality. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/non-state-entities-and-national-security
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Today's Lawfare Daily is a Scaling Laws episode where Kevin Frazier spoke to Representative Nicholas Begich about the current state of AI policy in Congress, how Alaska may be a leader in developing AI infrastructure, and how his teams leverages AI to improve their own operations. https://youtu.be/U87ttpjerdI
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Lawfare's new tracker documents what is known—and what still remains unclear—about instances in which the Trump administration has failed to comply with federal court orders in immigration habeas corpus proceedings.
View the tracker at https://www.lawfaremedia.org/habeastracker
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"The constitution is not a neutral charter standing above the firm but, rather, a company document that prioritizes its mission, market position, safety research, and normative influence all at once."
Lisa Klaassen and Ralph Schroeder detail their criticisms of Claude's Constitution. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-code-is-not-the-law--why-claude-s-constitution-misleads
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It's the “Deeply Iran-ic” Edition!
On this week's Rational Security, Scott Anderson, Daniel Byman, Tyler McBrien, and Natalie Orpett discuss the week’s biggest Iran-focused news stories, including the two-week ceasefire announced by President Trump on Tuesday, the president's outlandish rhetoric leading up to the ceasefire, and more. https://youtu.be/xT85OytPsjc
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The lawsuit challenging Grammarly's product which allows users to edit text “in the style” of identifiable journalists and scholars illustrates not need for new laws but the underappreciated breadth and aplicability of current law to generative AI, writes Jennifer Rothman. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/grammarly-lawsuit-shows-existing-laws-can-combat-deepfakes
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On Lawfare Daily, Molly Roberts and Katherine Pompilio discussed Lawfare’s new interactive tracker, which documents what is known about instances in which the Trump administration has failed to comply with federal court orders in immigration habeas corpus proceedings.
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Across the United States, AI data centers have become a political flashpoint with intense bipartisan pushback from local communities. Lam Tran explains the sources of opposition and how policymakers can respond. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-ai-data-centers-are-shaping-politics
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The era of AI-powered cyberattacks has arrived. Lennart Maschmeyer explores the likely impact on cyber conflict and conflict at large and how AI can be used for cyber defense. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-ai-revolution-in-cyber-conflict
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On Lawfare Daily, Michael Feinberg sat down with human rights advocate Yaqiu Wang to discuss the role of emerging technologies, like AI, in China’s surveillance and censorship apparatus. https://youtu.be/fT_albJp40A
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Katherine Pompilio and Benjamin Wittes describe what they observed creating Lawfare's new tracker of government noncompliance with court orders in habeas corpus cases and why the federal judiciary should begin keeping data on this subject in The Situation. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--but-wait-there-s-more
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Following the government'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. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-prosecution-of-smartmatic
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The federal government is defying court orders in immigration habeas cases.
Lawfare's new interactive tracker, updated regularly by Katherine Pompilio, documents what is known—and what still remains unclear—about government non-compliance in habeas corpus proceedings. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/trials-of-the-trump-administration/tracking-government-non-compliance-in-habeas-corpus-cases
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William Ford and Cerin Lindgrensavage explain the Office of Management and Budget's use of Category C to withhold federal funds from agencies and programs the Trump administration disfavors, and offer a road map for Congress to track this use. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/breaking-down-omb-s-growing-use-of-category-c
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On Lawfare Daily, Michael Feinberg was joined by Arne Westad to discuss his book “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History,” 19th- and 20th-century power politics, the contemporary rise of China, and how the former can inform reactions to the latter. https://youtu.be/L-FAEM5dYEE
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The Trump administration’s operational surprise at Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the country reveals its failure to prepare for well-documented risk scenarios, writes Herbert Lin. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/revenge-of-rumsfeld-s-fourth-quadrant-closing-the-strait-of-hormuz
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In response to the EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple and Google have highlighted the potential for harm of interoperability. Daji Landis explores the security considerations involved in interoperation, to separate genuine security challenges from the misuse of the “security bogeyman.” https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/security-versus-interoperability--real-tension-or-false-dichotomy
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Today's Lawfare Daily is the April 3 livestream where Benjamin Wittes, Molly Roberts, Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and Katherine Pompilio discussed Lawfare’s new database tracking government non-compliance with court orders, a judge halting the White House ballroom construction, and more. https://youtube.com/live/StFDC1nPRCU?feature=share
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What does it look like when the government violates court orders in 300 separate immigration habeas cases?
Katherine Pompilio and Benjamin Wittes announce a new database which tracks government non-compliance with court orders around the country. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/three-hundred-habeas-cases-in-which-the-government-has-defied-court-orders
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This week's Trials of the Trump Administration livestream starts in 1 hour!
Join Benjamin Wittes, Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and Molly Roberts for a discussion of a judge ordering that the White House ballroom construction stop, litigation challenging President Trump’s new executive order on elections, and more. https://youtube.com/live/StFDC1nPRCU
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"The strength of Nasr’s book lies not in its description of the specifics of the current conflict, but in its analysis of how Iran, Israel, and the United States got here."
J. Dana Stuster reviews “Iran’s Grand Strategy" by Vali Nasr.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/understanding-iran-s-strategy-then--now--and-next
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Rachel Alpert argues that Congress should amend the statutory codification of the Cuba embargo that limits U.S. options to change sanctions and hinders the president’s ability to act quickly in a crisis. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/congress--give-the-president-discretion-to-remove-the-cuba-embargo
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In March, Lawfare hosted an event at Georgetown Law marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
On today's podcast, we're sharing the opening remarks from that event by Michael Dreeben, who talked about where ECPA came from and where the law stands now. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--the-privacy-law-that's-supposed-to-be-protecting-us-online-turns-40
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FISA Section 702, which authorizes U.S. spy agencies to collect information about foreign intelligence targets, expires on April 20.
Glenn Gerstell explains why Congress should reauthorize 702 without new reforms. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fisa-section-702-isn-t-broken.-why-are-we-still-trying-to-fix-it
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at the cyber operation capabilities of AI, the use of satellite WiFi in the Russia/Ukraine war, the NSA's new director, and more. Read the newsletter, from Tom Uren. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/america's-next-top-(cyber)-model
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This month, the new IDF military advocate general withdrew the criminal charges against IDF soldiers charged with serious abuse of a Palestinian detainee. Yuval Shany and Amichai Cohen discuss the decision and its implications for the Israeli military justice system. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/end-of-the-sde-teiman-abuse-case--the-idf-mag-withdraws-indictments
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Its the "Chicken Sh*t Bingo" Edition!
On this week's Rational Security, Scott Anderson, Anna Bower, Kevin Frazier, and Kate Klonick talked through the week’s big national security news in tech, including Anthropic's lawsuit challenging its supply chain designation, the Artemis II mission, and more. https://youtu.be/sGBS93R0hgQ
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Peyton Baker, Nicholas Bednar, and Amy Wildermuth explain the Merit Systems Protection Board's recent opinion that concluded immigration judges were not protected from at-will presidential removal and its implications for the civil service. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/mspb-strikes-down-tenure-protections-for-immigration-judges
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On Lawfare Daily, Ariane Tabatabai talked to John Ghazvinian about his book “America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present." They discuss the key events that have shaped the relationship between the two countries and their perceptions of one another. https://youtu.be/9vN_JMwUdwY
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