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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

Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders

A database of non-compliance with court orders around the country.

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Lawfare 1d ago

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

Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, April 3

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Lawfare 1d ago

"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

Understanding Iran’s Strategy—Then, Now, and Next

A review of Vali Nasr’s “Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History” (Princeton University Press, 2025)

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Lawfare 1d ago

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

Congress: Give the President Discretion to Remove the Cuba Embargo

The statutory codification of the Cuba embargo limits U.S. options to change sanctions.

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Lawfare 1d ago

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

Lawfare 1d ago

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

FISA Section 702 Isn’t Broken. Why Are We Still Trying to Fix It?

Recent statutory reforms are working, so discredited arguments and misleading claims shouldn’t be allowed to derail reauthorization.

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Lawfare 1d ago

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

America's Next Top (Cyber) Model

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

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Lawfare 2d ago

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

End of the Sde Teiman Abuse Case: The IDF MAG Withdraws Indictments

Following a public scandal involving the old MAG, the new MAG terminated proceedings against soldiers charged with serious abuse of a Palestinian detainee.

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Lawfare 2d ago

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

Lawfare 2d ago

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

MSPB Strikes Down Tenure Protections for Immigration Judges

The latest MSPB case poses significant concerns for the civil service.

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