Managing Editor at Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org Signal - tylermcbrien.97 Writing in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Slate, Mother Jones, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and more: www.tylermcbrien.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3muztoubdzk2gFor more on why we at @lawfaremedia.org are suing the Trump administration and State Department, read this piece from @sranderson.bsky.social, published moments ago (link below) [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muztoubdzk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3muhpxixc4k2rNEW: @lawfaremedia.org sued the Trump admin over State Dept and Sec Rubio's failure to disclose details of international agreements on 3rd-country deportations & other issues, allegedly in violation of the Case Act. Yesterday, Judge Boasberg in D.C. rejected the government's motion to dismiss.01 Sep 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhpxixc4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mu3a4l3ys22h🚨DC FRIENDS🗓️ Join me Thurs 9/24 at the Festival Center for a screening of "Deportation, Inc: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal" + panel discussion w/ @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social, @nickturse.bsky.social & more Presented by @lawfaremedia.org @situ-research.bsky.social @theintercept.com27 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3a4l3ys22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mtymwtbyks23Did you know that this weekend your friends are legally obligated to agree to any fun plans you make as long as you say “it’s what Dolly would’ve wanted”26 Aug 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtymwtbyks23https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mthnivng4k2wNEW: Today, immigrant rights groups representing thousands of asylum seekers sued the Trump admin over a recent interim final rule (91 Fed. Reg. 47101) allowing US Citizenship and Immigration Services to send asylum seekers to immigration court w/out assessing legal claims or an asylum interview.19 Aug 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthnivng4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mt2krdqpdc2wAFSC v. Trump—the case of human rights groups suing the admin over the ICC sanctions EO—has been assigned to Judge Jesse Furman, who ruled against the government last year in Rona v. Trump and is overseeing related cases (Prost v. Trump; Democracy for the Arab World Now v. Trump) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2krdqpdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msxzhlrozk2iCheck out this incredible, totally specific, not at all generic, and definitely real quote from "National Security Leader" at IBM in this ad for the upcoming Border Technology Summit13 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzhlrozk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msxswbipxk2kFor more on ideological exclusion and deportation, revisit my @lawfaremedia.org piece with @juliarosekraut.bsky.social, "The Trump Admin’s Embrace of Ideological Exclusion and Deportation," cited on page 26 of this very good brief (link below) in the AAUP v. Rubio appeal [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxswbipxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msstx5togs2sNEW: Human rights groups @afsc-org.bsky.social @ccrjustice.org @hrw.org and @open-society.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over its executive order imposing sanctions on the International Crim Court. They're asking a judge to "enjoin the EO and the sanctions regime as a whole," per counsel.11 Aug 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msstx5togs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msqzoone6k2eMarimar Martinez, who testified back in February at a public forum on DHS abuse and overreach hosted by Sen. Blumenthal & Rep. Garcia, joined other Chicago residents in filing police reports against Charles Exum and other federal agents connected to Operation Midway Blitz (per @chicago.suntimes.com) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqzoone6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msqsrbi3722xSeriously though, does every member of Trump's cabinet have their own little Rasputin? [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqsrbi3722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msqsnmsres2xFederal Judge Emil Bove swearing in Attorney General Todd Blanche: [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqsnmsres2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msgg5aujgc2p [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgg5aujgc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msdpuo4kjc27The Depravity Economy (Still) Has No Bottom [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdpuo4kjc27https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3msdppy7jn227Huge thanks to Bernice Yeung for joining me on the @lawfaremedia.org podcast to discuss her recent @thebulletin.org feature, "The Rise of the Military-Technology Complex," which traces the long, on-again off-again on-again relationship between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon.05 Aug 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdppy7jn227https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mrnsdumvi22hWow, a federal judge just ruled in favor of the CFTC, Kalshi, and Polymarket, temporarily barring the state of Minnesota from enforcing its prediction market statute until final decision on the merits is reached. (h/t @seamushughes.bsky.social)27 Jul 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnsdumvi22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mrfnf3dzv225NEW: Mon 6/27 @ 3:30pm, Van Hollen & Blumenthal will hold a public forum on "Trump's Crypto Corruption" to show how his "greed and recklessness have supercharged foreign influence and bribery" and make the case agnst crypto regulation allowing "Trump to corruptly enrich himself"24 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfnf3dzv225https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mr6gf7hzu22gI should add that this is exactly what @nkorpett.bsky.social and James Pearce predicted in their May 2025 @lawfaremedia.org piece, "The Law Firms’ Deals with Trump Are Even Riskier Than They Seem" [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6gf7hzu22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mr6d2lyx6c2kINBOX: Sens. Blumenthal, Raskin, & Schiff sent another letter to Skadden seeking records/info related to the law firm's "profoundly troubling agreement" with the Trump admin and reporting on apparent conflicts of interest related to the admin's 10% equity stake in Intel.21 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6d2lyx6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mr6co6qfg22kNEW: Today the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court lacked the authority to release Mohsen Mahdawi in April 2025 following his arrest from his citizenship interview. The 2nd Cir vacates the order and remands to the district court to dismiss the petition.21 Jul 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6co6qfg22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mqrrefvm4s24NEW: Today, Rep. Garcia and Sen. Blumenthal requested DHS Sec Mullin provide info and records related to two recent fatal ICE shootings, incidents which raise questions about whether ICE made promised reforms "and how ICE is using the massive funding that Congress appropriated"16 Jul 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrrefvm4s24https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mqo2u3tcs22iMajor new report from PHR and @hrcberkeley.bsky.social documented 412 times between 06/25-26 that immigration enforcement officers used excessive force or misused crowd-control weapons on protesters. Nearly half of all victims had "explicit legal protections" or required "special caution."15 Jul 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqo2u3tcs22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3mqmrdsp4v22aToday in federal court, Mahmoud Khalil sued the Heritage Foundation, Canary Mission, Betar, & senior Trump admin officials under the KKK Act of 1871, alleging they conspired to deprive him of his constitutional rights while carrying out a coordinated plan called "Project Esther."14 Jul 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:6msn24c6e2rit7q3do445udt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrdsp4v22a