Lawfare Introduces 'Posting Through the Singularity' for Law and Computation
A new Lawfare column will offer semi-regular essays on the intersection of law and computation.
Law & Policy
AI regulation, litigation, copyright and IP, and privacy law.
Lawfare Podcast Panel Reviews Week in National Security
The latest 'Rational Security' episode brings together four experts to discuss the week's national security news, with a title hinting at a technology-related appeal.
DOJ Misconduct Complaint Targets Minnesota Federal Judges; ABA Status Unclear
A single morning roundup flags two federal legal-policy developments: a DOJ complaint against nearly all Minnesota district judges and an advisory committee impasse over the ABA.
Samsung Fridge Update Spoils Food, Raises IoT Liability Questions
A botched Samsung firmware update in South Korea left food rotting in smart fridges, highlighting the legal gap when software breaks appliances.
US Completes Withdrawal of Last Remaining Troops from Iraq
The US military has ended its combat presence in Iraq, handing full security responsibility to the Iraqi government while maintaining regional readiness against ISIS.
Kids Bypass Social Media Bans by Chatting in NPR Podcast Comments
A Techdirt report finds minors are repurposing old NPR podcast comment sections as private chat rooms to evade age-based platform restrictions.
Cybersecurity Framing Could Sidestep Hard Choices in AI Governance
A Lawfare analysis warns that invoking cybersecurity in the frontier AI debate may substitute for confronting who should control the technology.
CDC Opens COVID Vaccine Procurement Without Explanation
The unexplained procurement move undercuts RFK Jr.'s pledge of radical transparency at HHS.
Bari Weiss's CBS News Tenure Reportedly Nears End
The possible departure signals a shift in the network's editorial direction under new ownership.
Judge Refuses to Seal Domicile Evidence in Diversity Jurisdiction Fight
A Colorado magistrate judge ruled that public access to court records outweighs a plaintiff's privacy interest in a dispute over whether she truly lives in Wyoming.
Bruen Footnote 9 Is Not a Carve-Out, 9th Circuit Dissent Argues
A Ninth Circuit dissent argues that a disputed footnote in the Supreme Court's Bruen decision does not exempt gun laws from the text-and-history test.
Suncor Amicus Brief Sparks Debate Over State Climate Lawsuits
A new amicus brief in the Supreme Court case Suncor v. Boulder County exposes a split among conservative legal scholars over whether states can sue energy companies for global emissions.
Flock’s Congressional Response Offers More Ineffectual Features
Flock, facing congressional scrutiny and financial losses, has answered with a new round of features that Techdirt describes as ineffectual.
Butler Fifth Circuit Pick May Not Be the Conservative Win It Seems
A new Reason analysis argues that confirming Todd Butler could give the Fifth Circuit two center-left votes instead of one.
Justice Barrett's Active Verbs vs. Brennan's 'Zombie Nouns' in Election Opinions
A SCOTUSblog analysis contrasts Justice Barrett's lively statutory interpretation in Watson v. RNC with Justice Brennan's nominalization-heavy prose in Baker v. Carr.
Third Circuit: AI Training on Westlaw Headnotes Is Not Fair Use
The ruling is an early appellate decision that using copyrighted legal headnotes to train an AI system does not qualify as fair use.
Why Personal Injury Cases Should Be Built for Trial, Not Just Settlement
A new critique argues that treating every personal injury case as a 'settlement case' weakens the plaintiff's position and undervalues trial readiness.
Fifth Circuit: §1981 Covers Jewish Ethnicity, Not Religious Bias
A federal appeals court ruled that a Christian auto-repair franchisor's refusal to franchise a Jewish applicant did not violate a Reconstruction-era civil rights law because the law bars ethnic, not religious, discrimination.