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The exterior of the headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL) in Prague, Czech Republic, is a modern gray-slab building behind a tall black iron fence with the name of the news organization and its logo, a lighted torch. A building of older, classical architecture is at the left of the frame.

Authoritarians Keep Telling Us What They Fear. We Should Listen.

Research shows that, more than military strikes or sanctions, authoritarians fear support for independent media, anti-censorship tech, and civil society.
Security cameras are seen in the foreground as the United States national flag flies at the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou on July 14, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

AI and Warrantless Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

The use of LLMs for foreign intelligence surveillance erodes the rules put in place to safeguard Americans' civil liberties.
A banner featuring US President Donald Trump hangs on the outside of the Department of Justice headquarters ahead of a press conference with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing annual healthcare fraud takedown results in Washington, DC on June 23, 2026.

Trust, But Verify: Three Grand Jury Reforms to Hold the Government Accountable

Steps should be taken to strengthen grand juries by giving courts and defense counsel more tools to act as a much-needed check on prosecutors.
This photograph shows a handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, with logos (from L) of Proton AG's Lumo, Meta AI, Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), xAI's Grok, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity, Deepseek, OpenAI's Chat GPT, Google's Notebook LLM and generative AI music app Suno, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on July 15, 2026.

AI and the Commercial Data Loophole

The Pentagon’s new deals to deploy commercial LLMs on its classified networks provide it with a powerful surveillance capability that could be turned on Americans.
The first order of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, issued by its Chief Judge Joan Ericksen, on July 16, 2026.

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court’s First Case

Unpacking the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, what we know about its first case, and what to watch for going forward.
A masked federal agent dressed in a tan, long-sleeved shirt, dark pants and a dark bullet-proof vest walks through a hallway in front of a wall covered with what appears to be a long blackboard with the words "Immigration Court" in large capital letters across the top and miscellaneous notices posted on the board below.

Key Trump Deportation Strategies: Removing, Replacing, and Pressuring Immigration Judges

New data shows how mass firings, loyalist replacements, and pressure tactics are turning U.S. immigration courts into a deportation enforcement arm.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stands before an American Flag backdrop.

The Dangers of Florida’s New “Terrorist” Designations

Anyone who cares about the First Amendment should be concerned about HB 1471 and the spread of state-level terrorism designation laws.
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How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies

The Trump administration's threats to First Amendment rights have inspired a broad front defending free speech, freedom of the press, protest rights and more.
This aerial view shows the San Bernardo neighborhood, a critical, high-risk zone known for micro-trafficking, insecurity, and social conflict in downtown Bogota on March 26, 2026. Colombian police use an artificial intelligence tool to predict crime hotspots in real time and create security plans based on large amounts of geographic data.

Beyond the Battlefield: Governing Civilian AI in Post-Conflict Settings

In post-conflict settings undergoing digital transformation, the governance of civilian AI systems is a key condition for sustaining peace.

Fencing with Fourth Amendment: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Chatrie Decision

Chatrie stands as an important but narrow reaffirmation of the Supreme Court’s determination not to let technology overwhelm all privacy expectations in the digital age.
Secretary-General António Guterres stands at a podium on a dias, with screens flanking him also showing his address before an arc of desks and chairs in a soaring U.N. chamber.

Will States Address Disability Invisibility in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention?

Only two of 64 proposed amendments submitted by U.N. member States for a draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention enumerate disability as a specific protected category.
3 burgundy color passports of the Russian Federation lie on a table, the covers facing the camera. A hand with rings on the ring and little fingers with bracelets on the arm reaches for the passport on the left.

Where Did All These Passports Come From? Russia’s Manipulation of Citizenship as Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine

Russia’s "passportization" campaign in occupied Ukraine demonstrates how citizenship policy can be manipulated as a modern instrument of hybrid warfare.
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