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To increase the security of Europe's digital infrastructure, @erikbrown.bsky.social argues that European governments should adopt guidelines that restrict and exclude high-risk equipment and technology from Chinese telecommunication firms from being used in their undersea data cables.

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Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social where @alanrozenshtein.com sat down with @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social to discuss the rapidly evolving legal landscape at the intersection of generative AI and copyright law. youtu.be/-_YRksrxmEw

This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at the increase in U.S. investment in the spyware market, a potential U.S.-China deal on TikTok, New Zealand sanctioning Russian military hackers, AI chatbot disinformation, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.

"At a time when other media organizations are downsizing, Lawfare is growing. At a time of media consolidation, Lawfare remains independent." @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org celebrates 15 years of Lawfare in The Situation. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

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In May, the Trump administration released its Merit Hiring Plan as a part of its efforts to reshape the civil service. @j-p-a.bsky.social and Mia Harris explore the illegality of the plan, which may politicize federal hiring, and the hurdles those bringing suit over it would face.

Read @annabower.bsky.social's play-by-play of the preliminary injunction hearing in the suit to prevent the removal of hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/l.g....

Today at 4pm ET, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social will discuss Fed. Governor Lisa Cook’s challenge to President Trump’s attempt to remove her, litigation surrounding the removal of immigrants to third countries, and more.

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to @mwoluchem.bsky.social, @livgar.bsky.social, and Joan Mukogosi from @datasociety.bsky.social about their research trips across Pennsylvania, where they learned about the current and future impacts of the nascent AI data center industry in the state.

Despite the significant sanctions put on Russia since the full scale invasion in Feb. 2022, the Russian cyber industry made more money in 2024 than ever before. @jshermcyber.bsky.social looks at how Russian cyber firms have adapted and what American policymakers can do.

On this week's Rational Security anniversary edition, @sranderson.bsky.social was joined by co-hosts emeritus @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @shaneharris.bsky.social, @alanrozenshtein.com & @qjurecic.bsky.social to cover topics from Russia drones in Romania to non-enforcement of the TikTok ban.

"The FBI director earlier today made a series of claims before the committee. Let me be blunt: I don’t believe them. I don’t believe Patel." @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses Kash Patel's testimony to Congress in The Situation.

This month, the Supreme Court set oral argument to hear the legal challenges to President Trump's IEEPA tariffs for the first week of November. @joshuaclaybourn.bsky.social examines the legal obligation of the U.S. government to refund tariffs collected, if SCOTUS finds them to be unlawful.

On Lawfare Daily, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with Dan Byman, Joel Braunold, and @natansachs.bsky.social to discuss Israel's latest offensive in Gaza, its decision to launch airstrikes against Hamas's leadership in Qatar, and Netanyahu's recent meeting with Marco Rubio.

In Jan., the Trump admin dismissed members of the Cyber Safety Review Board, created by President Biden to improve the nation’s digital security. Former CSRB member Jeff Greene explains the importance of the CSRB and explores how the admin could improve it. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...

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Nearly 100 percent of intercontinental internet traffic travels through narrow undersea cables. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration needs to address the threats facing this critical infrastructure, especially if it is serious about achieving AI dominance.

On Lawfare Daily, @rparloff.bsky.social sat down with Lee Gelernt of the @aclu.org to discuss the cases he has led challenging President Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation, the ACLU's recent victory in the Fifth Circuit and the status of the group's original case, in Washington, D.C.

New legislation introduced in multiple states seeks to mandate that frontier AI developers release “safety and security protocols." Julius Hattingh explores why the trade secrets exception in these bills could make them ineffectual and how legislators can address this loophole.

NEW: Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey, sues the Justice Department over her abrupt firing from her job as a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

"Trump’s bullheadedly ignorant approach to dealing with problems...every now and then can cut through the layers of nonsense that more sophisticated people smear on top of problems." @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org credits Donald Trump for securing Elizabeth Tsurkov's freedom.

If internet access is to be considered to be a human right, then internet blackouts violate that right, Michael Genkin argues in favor of a pathway for a more robust response by the international community to combat state-implemented blackouts. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/offe...

Today's Lawfare Daily is the Sept. 12 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social talked about the politicization of the FBI, and more.

Update on African aliens sent to Ghana who fear being forwarded to countries of origin where US immigration courts have found they likely face persecution/torture: 4 plaintiffs are still in Ghana, but they're now being denied access to Internet, they're attys say.

The terrorist group’s Kashmir affiliate sparked a mini war between India and Pakistan in April. @triciabacon.bsky.social asks, what’s next?

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In 1 hour, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @sranderson.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and @michael-feinberg.bsky.social will discuss fmr FBI official's suit against the agency, the Supreme Court's decision on immigration enforcement, & more.

"There are risks to accepting that political neutrality requires absolute obedience. I willingly admit that there are risks to positions like mine. But they don’t admit that there are risks to positions like theirs." Graham Parsons responds to Kori Schake and Jason Smith's replies to his article.

"If you dismantle the infrastructure that is responsible for dealing with violent extremist groups and investigating individuals who may be plotting something that also affects your ability to notice people who may be planning to kill the Charlie Kirks of the world." @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org

This was a follow-up to this piece I wrote for @lawfaremedia.org last week, just after the strike: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/did-...

Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social ep produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to Steven Adler about the current state of AI testing and evaluations, industry efforts to improve model testing and more.

Joined @gregsargent.bsky.social of @newrepublic.com on his "The Daily Blast" podcast to talk through the big legal questions raised by President Trump's recent lethal strike on Tren de Aragua. Listen here:

This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at the Salesloft Drift breach, Apple's new Memory Integrity Enforcement to combat memory safety vulnerabilities, the Justice Department charging a major ransomware figure, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.

The Trump administration has reimplemented the 287(g) Task Force Model program which authorizes local law enforcement to function as federal immigration agents. Gigi Liman explores how civil lawsuits can challenge unlawful immigration enforcement done by sheriffs in this program.

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On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @nkorpett.bsky.social, and @becingber.bsky.social to talk through the week’s big national security news, including Russian armed drones entering Polish airspace, the Trump admin's strike on a Venezuelan boat, and more.