The Lawfare Podcast Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, September 25
Sep 28, 2026
Molly Roberts, legal analyst covering national security and administrative law; Anna Bower, specialist in criminal investigations and DOJ litigation; and Roger Parloff, journalist focused on federal litigation, examine a packed legal news day. They discuss Anthropic’s Claude being barred from the Pentagon supply chain, expanded DHS data sharing, third-country removals, media access, immigration detention conditions, and challenges involving Trump, DOGE, Elon Musk, and the DOJ.
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SAVE Database Ruling Matters More For 2028
- The Supreme Court temporarily allowed DHS to share expanded SAVE database information with states, despite privacy and accuracy concerns.
- The ruling affects future voter-roll verification more than upcoming elections because a 90-day quiet period limits bulk searches.
Third-Country Removals Face A Major Court Test
- The First Circuit invalidated third-country removals lacking meaningful notice or reasonable-fear procedures, while DHS argued the ruling was not effective until mandate.
- The dispute could determine whether thousands more people are sent to countries where they face danger.
Grand Conspiracy Witnesses Challenge Cannon’s Gag Order
- Former FBI officials seeking to testify in the grand-conspiracy investigation say Judge Cannon’s injunction prevents them from discussing the underlying classified-documents case.
- Their testimony could become Brady evidence because the same facts may exculpate officials accused of violating Trump’s rights.