National Security Roundup

2024 is already shaping up to be a big year on the national security front. In less than two months, there have already been several notable national security developments. A federal appellate court granted a preliminary injunction preventing Florida from enforcing a new law that overlaps with the federal government's authority to monitor real estate transactions for national security risks. The White House published an updated list of critical and emerging technologies that are potentially significant to U.S. national security, and the U.S. Department of the Navy formed a new council to help counter adversarial foreign investments.

1. On February 1, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a preliminary injunction preventing the State of Florida from enforcing a new state statute that restricts certain foreign nationals from owning real estate.