The Lawfare Institute

On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States and, almost immediately, began signing executive orders on the use of military at the border, suspending enforcement of the TikTok ban, and more. Find select orders, Lawfare's analysis, and legal challenges to the actions here: https://lnkd.in/dpzUsaaV

As the U.S. administration pushes for a third round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Michael Raff and Mark Lattimer argue that historical precedent and financial leverage offer hope that reparations for conflict-related harm may be attainable in a future deal. https://lnkd.in/ehwvHvvq

Faiza Patel reviews "The Double Black Box" by Ashley Deeks, finding that it "provides both a useful metaphor for thinking about national security AI and a timely overview of the current known uses of this technology." https://lnkd.in/eisS6f8P

Today's Lawfare Daily is a Scaling Laws Academy "class" where Kevin Frazier spoke to Eugene Volokh about the complexities of libel in the age of AI, Volokh's paper, “Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output," and the implications for platforms under Section 230. https://lnkd.in/evhy9VT3

This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at the Spanish government's relationship with Huawei, the arrest of people linked to Scattered Spiders, the U.K.'s new Vulnerability Research Initiative, and more. Read the newsletter, from Tom Uren. https://lnkd.in/e_vnRqY9

Tomorrow at 4pm ET, Benjamin Wittes will sit down with Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and Nick Bednar to discuss the Supreme Court’s rulings allowing the Trump administration to fire federal personnel, the Wed. hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case, and more. https://lnkd.in/ennmhrRt

Nick Bednar lays out how federal courts are addressing reduction-in-force related claims, finding that while many of these challenges have met with success in lower courts, recent SCOTUS rulings cast doubt on the viability of such suits going forward. https://lnkd.in/eGM4YNMd

"DNA is more than data...Allowing its transfer without meaningful consent, robust oversight, or sufficient protection means the U.S. ignores the hard-won wisdom of bioethics and the stark warnings of history." Joshua "J.B." Branch on the acquisition of 23andMe by TTAM. https://lnkd.in/eHiXhrgW

Christopher Mirasola looks at how the "big, beautiful bill" will transform the Defense Department's role within the U.S. by providing unprecedented funding for activities related to immigration enforcement and migrant detention. https://lnkd.in/eA49DSUn

In the Situation, Benjamin Wittes argues that releasing the "Epstein files" which include grand jury information and information about victims of child-exploitation is both legally and ethically dubious and would not actually sate the conspiracy beast. https://lnkd.in/ejpmNDQv