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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · Jun 9

This weekend, President Trump federalized 2,000 National Guard personnel to respond to protests against ICE in L.A.

Here’s a thread of Lawfare’s recent analysis of domestic deployments of the military:

The Dangers of Deploying the Military on U.S. Soil

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 14h

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 14h

On Lawfare's litigation tracker you can find the dockets for 200 cases challenging actions from the Trump administration, including Illinois's suit challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, a U.S. citizen suing ICE over an alleged wrongful arrest, and many more.

Litigation Tracker

Find legal challenges to executive orders and actions from the Trump administration.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 18h

Trump’s public pressure on the Justice Department to prosecute James Comey may provide him with a way to challenge the indictment on claims of selective or vindictive prosecution. Ema Rose Schumer breaks down the promises and pitfalls of that path for dismissal. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Comey Indictment and Selective or Vindictive Prosecution

A primer on the powerful legal tools and the high evidentiary burden placed on defendants to use them successfully.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 19h

"Do the majority of Americans actually want to live in a constitutional republic?

Can a constitutional republic function in the absence of shame?"

In The Situation, @BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org is just asking questions.

The Situation: Just Asking Questions

I have a lot of them.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 20h

Robert Callahan looks at how the military can use the verifiable discipline of test and evaluation to ensure that AI systems comply with the law of armed conflict. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Practical Role of ‘Test and Evaluation’ in Military AI

T&E can empower the U.S. military to use AI in line with the law of armed conflict.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 21h

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with @philippesands.bsky.social to discuss his new book, “38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia,” the intertwined stories of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Nazi SS commander Walther Rauff, and more.

Lawfare Daily: ‘38 Londres Street,’ Impunity, and Immunity with Philippe Sands

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@jshermcyber.bsky.social explores the risks posed to U.S. national security from data brokers in Europe and what can be done to protect American’s data from adversarial exploitation. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/euro...

Europe’s Data Broker Problem Threatens U.S. National Security

Data brokerage in Europe is putting U.S. service members and personnel at risk. The U.S. is waiting on Europe to step in.

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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 1d

New by me for @lawfaremedia.org: The possible case against Letitia James reflects Trump’s modus operandi of responding to perceived offenses against him not just tit for tat, but tat for tat. He treats others the exact same way he claims they’ve mistreated him. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

Next Up: Letitia James

It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

"The only world in which James’s activities would merit this level of attention is the political one."

@mollyroberts.bsky.social explains the alleged mortgage fraud charges President Trump's Justice Department is contemplating bringing against NY Attorney General Letitia James.

Next Up: Letitia James

It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

Today's Lawfare Daily is a Oct. 3 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @rparloff.bsky.social & @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed litigation over the National Guard deployment in Portland, a suit challenging the expected reductions in force during the shutdown, and more.

Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 1d

At 10am, Judge Xinis will hold a conference in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas) case. I’ll cover for @lawfaremedia.org. Expected mainly to be about whether to grant Abrego discovery into, e.g., how the govt chose to try to send him Uganda or Eswatini (former Swaziland). ...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment.

I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 2d

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 2d

Conflict over Taiwan would promote escalation in ways U.S.-Soviet tensions in Europe never did, write Henrik Stålhane Hiim and Øystein Tunsjø in the Foreign Policy Essay. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Geography of a U.S.-China War

Conflict over Taiwan would promote escalation in ways U.S.-Soviet tensions in Europe never did.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 3d

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 3d

ICYMI: Watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discuss states suing the federal government over immigration enforcement conditions on grants, SCOTUS allowing Lisa Cook to stay on as Fed governor, and more. youtube.com/live/UFDMx8u...

Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

Check out the Week that Was, a roundup of Lawfare's articles and podcasts of the past week, compiled by Isabel Arroyo. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Week That Was

Your weekly summary of everything on the site.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

This conversation is now live! Tune in here: youtube.com/live/UFDMx8u...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

This summer, the Open Markets Act–a bill aimed at promoting competition in the mobile app economy–was reintroduced in Congress.

Alan Wehler and Jon Tran provide recommendations for how lawmakers could update the bill so it does not have unintended privacy impacts for app users.

The Open Markets Act’s Troubling New Provision

An obscure provision of the latest version of the Open Markets Act could undermine software supply chain security protections.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 4d

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

In 1 hour, watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discuss Judge Young’s ruling that the Trump admin unlawfully targeted noncitizens for pro-Palestinian views, a suit challenging the expected RIFs during the shutdown, and more.

Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be trying to live-blog the 1pm ET hearing in Oregon v Trump for @lawfaremedia.org , filling in for @annabower.bsky.social (who is listening but driving). Oregon & Portland are seeking a TRO to block deployment of 200 national guard troops Secy Hegseth ordered sent on 9/28. ...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

Earlier this week, Electronic Arts announced it was going to be acquired by investors—including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF).

@vrsingh.bsky.social explores the national security risks posed by PIF and why the involvement of Jared Kushner's fund likely prevents a federal review.

The CFIUS Review That Will Never Be

The dangers posed by the role of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in the recent Electronic Arts deal.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at how foriegn intelligence services are using domestic proxies for overseas operations, a Senate report accusing DOGE of putting Americans' most private data at risk, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.

The Cyberespionage Gig Economy

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4d

On Lawfare Daily, @mollyereynolds.bsky.social spoke to @nicholasbednar.bsky.social and Sam Berger about how the Trump administration is using this government shutdown to pursue RIFs and how to think about the shutdown in the broader context of the Trump administration’s exercise of executive power.

Lawfare Daily: The Law of the Shutdown

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