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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 6 YouTube video by Lawfare

In 30 minutes, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @rparloff.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @alanrozenshtein.com, and Troy Edwards will discuss a contempt hearing in Minnesota, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s TikTok deal, and more.

Scaling Laws: Can AI Make AI Regulation Cheaper?, with Cullen O'Keefe and Kevin Frazier YouTube video by Lawfare

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Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social ep where @alanrozenshtein.com spoke with Cullen O'Keefe and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social about their paper which argues that AI systems can automate many regulatory compliance tasks, loosening the trade-off between safety and innovation in AI policy.

The Four Hour Cyber War on Iran The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at U.S. cyber operations against Iran, the rise of AI-powered cybercrime, increasing ransomware attacks, China's use of AI in its cyber operations, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.

China’s Agentic AI Controversy AI agents have sparked an urgent debate in China about data privacy and security that holds huge lessons for the U.S. and the future of AI everywhere.

Within days of the release of the first-ever smartphone with an AI agent embedded in the operating system, many of China’s biggest apps blocked the Doubao phone over reported risks to data security. @sammsacks.bsky.social identifies the AI governance lessons the U.S. should learn from this debate.

Justice Delayed A review of Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, “Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department” (Penguin Press, 2025).

"Previously untold anecdotes from sources at the epicenter of the Justice Department’s implosion make familiar events both more interesting and more intelligible."

@mollyroberts.bsky.social reviews "Injustice" by Carol Leonning and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social.
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The Situation: The BASE Jumping Presidency Sometimes you get away with reckless and stupid decisions.

"The decision to launch this war was reckless and stupid even if the gods, which is to say luck, end up somehow favoring it with success—however one might ultimately define success," writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org in The Situation.

Lawfare's paper series marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act is now live.

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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 6 YouTube video by Lawfare

Tomorrow at 4pm ET, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org will sit down with @rparloff.bsky.social, @alanrozenshtein.com, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and Troy Edwards to discuss a contempt hearing in Minnesota, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s TikTok deal, and more.

It's the “Attacking Iran” special edition!

On this week's Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Daniel Byman, and @atabatabai.bsky.social for an in-depth discussion of the U.S. military operations against Iran. youtu.be/j-0aI-nLgIg

This OLC Opinion Is ‘Bullshit’ When lawyers are motivated to “get to yes,” their work is prone to bullshit (in the technical sense). And this OLC opinion is full of it.

"When even careful lawyers are motivated to ‘get to yes’ for an imperious and unforgiving client, their work is prone to bullshit."

Using philosopher Harry Frankfurt's technical definition of the term, @danmaurerlawprof.bsky.social explains why the Maduro Rendition OLC memorandum is 'bullshit.'

Installing Updates to ECPA Join us on Friday, March 6, from 8:30am to 2:15pm for a one-day widely attended gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Enacted four decades ago, EC...

Join Lawfare tomorrow for a all-day convening marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social. Leading scholars and former government officials will discuss how the ECPA has evolved and potential reforms needed.

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How Antitrust Can Promote AI Safety Collaborations Frontier AI labs want to collaborate to prevent catastrophe, but fear antitrust liability. Policymakers already have the tools to fix that.

As top AI labs race to develop artificial general intelligence, there is a real concern that competitive pressures will drive a race to the bottom on safety. Nicholas Felstead explores how antitrust law and policy could be used to promote AI safety cooperation.

On Lawfare Daily, Tom Brzozowski, Troy Edwards, and @stevanzetti.bsky.social sat down with Peter Beck to discuss the terrorism trial of an alleged Antifa cell in North Texas, practices around domestic terrorism prosecutions, how the trial is unique, and more. youtu.be/2uQucZSEpXQ

The Law of Going to War with Iran, Redux The Trump administration’s attack on Iran pushes even the executive branch’s generous understandings of the President’s legal authority to their limits.

For the second time since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has gone to war with Iran. @sranderson.bsky.social delves into the international and domestic law surrounding the strikes and what congressional opposition could look like.

Brendan Carr Has a Point About the Equal Time Rule Like the proverbial stopped clock, even a partisan regulator is occasionally right.

"While Carr may well be acting in bad faith once again, his interpretation of the equal time rule is on a stronger legal footing than his interpretations in the Kimmel saga. And CBS’s purported legal concerns, in turn, have merit," writes @ericcolumbus.bsky.social.

The Trump Administration’s Legal Shell Game Recent attempts to block wronged federal grantees from having their day in court reflect a broader Trump administration strategy.

If the government's legal gamesmanship in the litigation over the termination of the Solar for All program is successful, it could pave the way for the Trump administration to avoid accountability in its myriad other questionable grant cancellations, writes Reed Shaw.

Lawfare Daily: The Tariffs Decision and What Comes Next YouTube video by Lawfare

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On Lawfare Daily, @sranderson.bsky.social, Kathleen Claussen, @martylederman.bsky.social, and @petereharrell.bsky.social discussed SCOTUS's opinion invalidating President Trump's IEEPA tariffs and the legal fights to come over the other tariff authorities the Trump administrations now using.

Installing Updates to ECPA Join us on Friday, March 6, from 8:30am to 2:15pm for a one-day widely attended gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Enacted four decades ago, EC...

This Friday, @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social and @gtowntechlaw.bsky.social, Lawfare will be hosting an all-day event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

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The Law of Going to War with Iran, Redux The Trump administration’s attack on Iran pushes even the executive branch’s generous understandings of the President’s legal authority to their limits.

"Trump’s decision to use such broad military force against Iran pushes against the legal limits on his authority in almost characteristic fashion."

@sranderson.bsky.social explains the international & domestic law surrounding the strikes on Iran and what congressional pushback could look like.

White House Submits Iran War Powers Report to Congress Following this weekend’s strikes, the president submitted his report notifying Congress of the military action.

On March 2, President Trump submitted his war powers report notifying Congress of the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli joint strikes against Iran. It does not address why the military carried out the attack without prior congressional authorization. Read the report, from Olivia Manes.

El Mencho’s Death and the Kingpin Strategy Paradox When cartel leaders are targeted, command structures break down and rivals jockey for influence.

When cartel leaders are targeted, command structures break down and rivals jockey for influence. @garciaponce.bsky.social summarizes the research on kingpin strategies and what might be different about El Mencho.
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On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with @alanrozenshtein.com to discuss the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, the reaction from Anthropic and other AI companies, and the legal challenges the designation will likely face. youtube.com/live/KLFhAk6...

The Situation: Stand With Anthropic You might not like the creator of Claude, but its fight with Pete Hegseth is important for the rule of law.

"What the government can do, merely by dint of being the government, is scare the crap out of investors and enterprise clients of a company like Anthropic."

@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @alanrozenshtein.com discuss the importance of the fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon.

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Lawfare Live: Anthropic Designated as a Supply Chain Risk YouTube video by Lawfare

In 30 minutes, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org will talk to @alanrozenshtein.com about the Pentagon's designation of the AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk.

Watch the discussion live on Lawfare's YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/KLFhAk6...

Yesterday morning, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with @sranderson.bsky.social, @atabatabai.bsky.social, and Troy Edwards to discuss the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, Iran's response, and what may happen next.

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Seems like a million years ago, but if you're still interested in knowing more about the SCOTUS decision on IEEPA and tariffs ...