Legal

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, Part 1: The FSIA and Criminal Prosecutions

Part 1 of a three-part series on oral arguments in Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States , a case that raises the question whether the U.S. government can criminally prosecute corporations owned ...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Situation: You Get To Play Lindsey Halligan’s Hand

You are Lindsey Halligan. You have a tough hand to play. Your case against James Comey has just been tossed out. You have been informed that you do not even occupy your office legally. Do you fold? Ap...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

What’s Happening in the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office?

Alina Habba’s problematic appointment reflects the administration’s disregard for Congress’s role in structuring the executive branch. Last week, the District of New Jersey experienced a tumultuous se...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Militarization of Latin American Security, Then and Now

Editor’s Note: Latin America is not a stranger to violence, neither today nor in its past. Luis Schenoni of University College London and Raúl L. Madrid of the University of Texas argue that the regio...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Fentanyl Executive Order and Domestic Military Deployments

Any attempt to authorize domestic military deployments by designating fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction rests on absurd legal theories. On Dec. 15, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order ...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Hidden Nondelegation Issue Raised by Trump v. Slaughter

On Dec. 8, 2025, the Supreme Court heard argument in Trump v. Slaughter to consider whether the Court should overturn its nearly century-old decision in Humphrey’s Executor v. United States . That dec...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

How to Reform IEEPA

Over the weekend, President Trump cited a 1977 statute, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as providing the legal authority he would need to carry through on his “order” that Ame...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Legal Authority Behind Trump’s New Tariffs on Mexico

On May 30, the White House announced yet another new policy aimed at addressing the purported crisis of unlawful immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. President Trump’s statement proposes a drama...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Bans on Foreign Equipment in U.S. Critical Infrastructure

A recent executive order on the bulk electric power system signals that still-in-progress efforts to ban Chinese-made telecommunications equipment from U.S. networks may represent a new approach to cr...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Beijing Restricts Exports Related to National Security; China Joins COVAX

Lawfare ’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. Beijing Restricts Exports Related to National Security On Oct. 17, the National People’s Congress Standing Commi...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Seagate Technology and the Case of the Missing Huawei FDPR Enforcement

There have been no major regulatory actions against companies for violating the expanded Huawei FDPR despite evidence of numerous violations. I n 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Indust...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Executive Order on ‘Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies’

The order expands presidential oversight of agencies and asserts “authoritative interpretation” of executive branch law by the president. On Feb. 18, the White House released an executive order entitl...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children

The Situation on Tuesday critiqued the incumbent president’s decision to pardon his son. Today let’s consider the sort of stories you might read to your own children. Noted children’s book author Kash...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Situation: What America Stands for Now

Great powers keep what they can grab. And smaller powers suck it up. The Situation on Friday asked whether it was still possible to serve ethically as a federal prosecutor. Today, let’s stare betrayal...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Lawfare Live: War Powers in the Biden Administration

Join us for a discussion about the Biden administration's views on war powers issues. This Friday, March 12, at 12 p.m. EST, John Bellinger, Lawfare contributing editor and former legal adviser for th...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

The Situation: Who is the “Responsible United States Attorney” in Virginia?

The Situation on Friday posed the question of whether there is any remedy for serial efforts on the part of Lindsey Halligan’s office to obtain an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Russia and China in the Gray Zone

Over the past few weeks, Russia has engaged in unsafe and coercive tactics against NATO member states at levels European officials have described as “ unprecedented ” since the Cold War. A number of E...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Unsealed Surveillance Court Document Reveals 702 Misuse

On May 19, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees the FBI’s surveillance authority known as Section 702, unsealed a memorandum opinion and order revealing that the FBI improperly ...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

FISA Section 702 (2008-2023?)

U.S. intelligence agencies rely on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor more than 200,000 overseas targets. But will next year be its last? More than 200,000 foreign tar...

lawfaremedia.org 7/10 ?

Hegseth Memo Instructs Defense Dept. to Use Military AI Platform

On Dec. 9, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum to Department of Defense personnel announcing the launch of GenAI.mil, a military-focused generative artificial intelligence (AI) platf...

Latest Articles (10000)