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

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

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

Molly Roberts and Loren Voss analyze President Trump's recent executive order that attempts to restrict mail in ballots to understand what it is trying to achieve, the enforcement mechanisms it purports to take, and the legality of it all. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-is-trump-s--election-integrity--order-even-trying-to-achieve

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a cable this week directing embassies and consulates to launch campaigns countering foreign propaganda, and specifically endorsed X as a tool for the effort. Kate Klonick explores the consequences of the government using social media for statecraft. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-state-department-s-x-directive-and-the-end-of-platform-independence

On March 31, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” which purports to expand federal control over state-run federal elections. Read the order, from Peter Beck. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-signs-executive-order-purporting-to-restrict-mail-in-voting

If the Trump administration allows private companies to engage in offensive cyber operations, it would be an unprecedented break from U.S. military convention with major consequences for U.S. national security, the rule of law, and international stability, writes Ronald J. Deibert. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-perils-of-privatized-cyberwarfare

On Lawfare Daily, Scott Anderson and Joel Braunold discussed recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the spike in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and what Israel’s expanding range of hostilities may mean for the Israeli parliamentary elections later this year. https://youtu.be/hZNCyLtWYrU

Last Friday, Judge Boulee held a day-long evidentiary hearing in the case in which Fulton County officials are seeking the return of the county’s 2020 election materials, seized by the FBI earlier this year. Anna Bower explains the case and how the judge may rule: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fulton-county's-uphill-battle-for-ballots