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Carissa Byrne Hessick On Jan. 6 Plea Deals

Join us for a conversation on Jan. 6 plea deals. 

What We're Reading

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Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading the Justice Department’s inspector general report on the FISA process.

Executive Editor Natalie Orpett re-read "2021-10-11 20:35:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Adam Klein and Benjamin Wittes on FISA Applications

Join us for a discussion on the FISA process.

Meng Wanzhou’s Deal with the Department of Justice

Join us for a discussion on Meng Wanzhou's return to China.

What We're Reading

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Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading “Nine Nasty Words” by John McWhorter.

Executive Editor Natalie Orpett read about the 2021-09-27 17:45:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Benjamin Wittes on the Prosecution of Michael Sussman

Join us for a discussion on the prosecution of Michael Sussman.

Ransomware Lessons for a Nation Held Hostage

Join us for a discussion on ransomware. 

What We're Reading

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Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading Tom Nichols’s new book ”Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from within on Modern Democracy.”

Lawfare Publisher and Chief Operating Officer David Priess is in the midst of Kai Bird's new biography of our 39th...

Reflections on the War in Afghanistan And U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy

Join us for a discussion on the legacy of the war in Afghanistan and U.S. counterterrorism strategy.

A Sneak Peek at Rational Security 2.0: The 'Dry-Runs are for Cowards' Edition

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We're writing to bring you a special treat: a sneak preview of Rational Security 2.0, in which a new trio of hosts—Lawfare's Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, and Alan Rozenshtein—will be taking over the reins. Each week they'll be joined by another member of the broader Lawfare community (and occasionally an old friend from RatSec 1.0) to dissect the news with listeners, starting after Labor Day.

On this bonus "The 'Dry-Runs Ar...

Lawfare Live: Steve Vladeck and Lindsay Wiley on Public Vaccination Mandates

Join us for a discussion on the constitutionality of vaccine mandates. 

Scott Anderson and David Priess on Afghanistan and What Comes Next

Join us for a discussion on the situation in Afghanistan.

What We're Reading

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Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading “SPQR,” a history of ancient Rome by Mary Beard.

Executive Editor Natalie Orpett read Jennifer Senior's 2021-08-23 16:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Online Event: The State of the Kabul Airlift

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We wanted alert to an event we will be hosting tomorrow, August 19th, at 1:00pm EST, where Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson will sit down for a live recording of the Lawfare Podcast with several people involved in the unprecedented effort to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul, including: Camille Mackler of the Trum...

Online Event: After the Fall in Afghanistan

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Over the past 48 hours, the unthinkable has become a reality in Afghanistan: the democratic government supported by the United States and its allies for the past two decades has collapsed and Taliban forces have claimed control of the country. The United States and its allies are working to rapidly evacuate their diplomatic and other personnel from the country, alongside some Afghan partners and their families. Meanwhile, thousands of other desperate Afghans wi...

How Can Congress Take on the Ransomware Problem?

Join us for a discussion on ransomware.

What We're Reading

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Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading Senior Editor Alan Rozenshtein’s analysis of the Biden administration’s decision to extend the eviction moratorium. He is also reading Lawfare Founding Editor Jack Goldsmith’s f...

Jonathan Schroden on the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Join us for a discussion about the current situation in Afghanistan.

What’s Going on With Jan. 6 Congressional Investigations and Civil Litigation?

This Friday, July 30th, at 12:00 p.m. ET, Brookings senior fellow Molly Reynolds and Lawfare Senior Editor Alan Rozenshtein will join Lawfare Executive Editor Scott Anderson for a catch up on all things Jan. 6. They will take questions on the House select committee’s first hearing and developments in civil litigation related to the attack. You can register below.

What We're Reading

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Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes has been reading a slew of indictments, including the indictment of Thomas Barrack, an advisor to former President Trump, and the unsealed 2021-07-26 19:01:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Lawfare Lecture: Quinta Jurecic On Section 230 Reform

This Friday, July 23, at 1 p.m. ET, Quinta Jurecic, fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and senior editor at Lawfare, will give a live presentation on the prospects for reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the legislation that shields technology platforms from lawsuits for third-party content posted on their services. Over the last several years, Section 230 has gone from an obscure statute to an issue of great contention across the ...

Benjamin Wittes and Scott Anderson on the Afghanistan Withdrawal

This Thursday, July 15th, at 3:00 p.m. ET, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes and Executive Editor Scott Anderson will take questions on the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, set to be complete by the end of August. They will talk about the challenges of the operation and similarities to the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Prior to joining Lawfare, Anderson served the legal advisor for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad directly following the 2011 U.S. troop withdrawa...

What We're Reading

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Here is what we’re reading this week:

Chief Operating Officer David Priess is currently enjoying a bit of both fiction and non-fiction. First, he’s finishing an advance copy of New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor’s forthcoming thriller “Black Ice”—a page-turning mix of action/adventure and geopolitical intrigue that’s become Thor’s trademark—focusing on threats to US national security in the hig...

Gabe Rottman on Trump-Era Demands for Press Records

This Friday, July 9th, at 1:00 p.m. ET, Gabe Rottman, director of the Reporters Committee’s Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, will join Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to take questions on his and Bruce Brown’s recent article, “Everything We Know About the Trump-Era Records Demands From the Press...

Palladium Supporters Editors Meeting

Our first meeting for our Palladium Supporters with Lawfare editors will take place on July 16 at 3:00 pm Eastern time. Please join Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes and Executive Editor Benjamin Wittes for a small group question-and-answer session about the site, our priorities in the post-Trump era, and our plans for growth.

If you can't make it this time, don't worry! We'll be doing these regularly in the coming months.

And if you're not a Palladium Supporter and want to join, pl...

Dan Byman and Quinta Jurecic on the House Jan. 6 Investigation

This Friday, July 2, at 2:30 pm, Quinta Jurecic, fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Dan Byman, senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, will join Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss the formation of the House of Representatives’ select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which Speaker Pelosi announced last week.

Adam Klein on FISA Applications

Join us for a discussion on FISA applications.

What We're Reading

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Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes strongly recommends Adam Klein’s latest piece for Lawfare, “What I Found in 19 FISA Applications.”

Executive Editor Scott R. Anderson read Ronan Farrow's 2021-06-21 15:47:13 +0000 UTC View Post

A Panel Discussion on the Biden-Putin Summit

Join us for a discussion on President Biden's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.