Lawfare

As AI transforms cyber offense and defense, it has never been more important for cyber regulations to avoid slowing down security teams and wasting their time and resources. Yet it has never been less important to ensure those regulations are harmonized, write @jason_healey and Benjamin Pearl.

Flock cameras and other license plate readers have sparked protests across the U.S. over near-constant surveillance. Defenders say they help solve crimes. But under recent Fourth Amendment doctrine, ALPRs might be unconstitutional after all, writes @mtokson

In light of explosive allegations about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, @Klonick and Michael Feinberg discuss the role of seduction in intelligence gathering and how the public should think about the growing scandal.

The Trump administration is reviving the long-dormant Alien Terrorist Removal Court. But it isn’t the first court the U.S. has recalled to life to try an accused terrorist. Aaron Zelinsky on what a forgotten U.S. court in 1978 West Berlin can teach us.

Today’s Lawfare Daily is the Nov. 6 livestream where Benjamin Wittes, @mollylroberts, @rparloff, @AnnaBower, and @EricColumbus discussed litigation over Trump administration policies, including the triumphal arch suit and Trump’s suit against the WSJ.

The White House set its midterm defeat in motion by purging intelligence experts and ignoring warnings that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz. Julia Curlee breaks down what the new Congress should do now to prevent future sidelining.

While talks have focused on uranium enrichment, negotiating a durable deal also requires closing off Iran’s other potential route to developing a nuclear weapon, writes @baileyschiff.

Restricting foreign open-weight AI models won’t keep foreign influence out of the American AI ecosystem, and it could weaken U.S. influence abroad. Read more from Jennifer Tridgell, Chinmayi Sharma, and John Speed Meyers on why “open China vs. closed America” misses where AI power actually lies.