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The Lawfare Podcast: Rick Hasen and Nate Persily on Replatforming Trump on Social Media

On November 19, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk announced that he would be reinstating former President Donald Trump’s account on the platform—though so far, Trump…

Rational Security: The 'It Has a Kilt!' Edition

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by serial guest Lawfare executive editor Natalie Orpett to talk through the week’s big national security news,…

The Lawfare Podcast: Riana Pfefferkorn on End-to-End Encryption for iPhone Backups to iCloud

Last week, Apple made an announcement about some new security features it would be offering to users. One of those features involves users’ ability to…

The Lawfare Podcast: 'Corrupt Obstruction' Before the D.C. Circuit

On Monday, the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in the case United States v Fischer—one of the most important cases we’ve seen in a while…

The Lawfare Podcast: A Member of Meta’s Oversight Board Discusses the Board’s New Decision

When Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen shared a trove of internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal in 2021, some of the most dramatic revelations…

The Lawfare Podcast: Alan Rozenshtein Says the Slope Isn’t That Slippery

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Blassingame v. Trump, an appeal from a civil lawsuit against…

The Lawfare Podcast: Dissecting the Oral Arguments in Moore v. Harper

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what may be the biggest case of the term: Moore v. Harper. In that case, North…

Rational Security 2.0: The 'Dork at 4pm' Edition

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were reunited after a few weeks apart to talk through the week’s big national security news, including: “In the…

The Lawfare Podcast: Regulating AI with Alex Engler

Earlier this fall, the Biden administration released what it called a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” a policy document that lays out a…

The Lawfare Podcast: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

J. Edgar Hoover served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years, from 1924 until 1972. Since his death, Hoover has become…