About
About NHI Law
A legal library and working community for the questions that disclosure of UAP and non-human intelligence would raise.
The premise
Working assumptions, stated openly
The analyses assume that non-human intelligence and UAP are real, that several governments have concealed them, and that some form of disclosure is likely in the near future. Stating those assumptions lets each analysis ask what the law would require if they hold.
One further assumption shapes the practical advice: that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is a deliberate source of disinformation and part of the concealment. The analyses still use the reporting channel Congress created at AARO, because its legal protection attaches by statute, but they never rely on AARO to act and they pair it with inspectors general and the congressional committees. AARO's reports are treated as contested official statements. The assumption concerns the office as an institution, and the site names no individual official as a source of disinformation.
The sources cited are public: statutes, cases, regulations, hearing transcripts and released records. Allegations made by witnesses are reported as allegations, with their source.
Who publishes this
A project of the Emergent Frontiers Institute
NHI Law is a project of the Emergent Frontiers Institute. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal services. Nothing here is legal advice, and reading or using it does not make anyone a client.
How citations are checked
Dated, cited and marked
Each analysis and sample document gives its version and date. In October 2026 the cases were checked in Westlaw, including KeyCite history and pin cites, and statutes and regulations against official sources: the U.S. Reports at the Library of Congress, govinfo, eCFR and court websites. The sample briefs and pleadings were also run through Westlaw's Litigation Document Analyzer. Westlaw text is never reproduced. Law changes, so check every citation again before relying on it; the changelog lists what changed in each version.
Found an error? Tell us. Corrections go into the next version, and the version number changes so you can see what changed and when.
Who it is for
Written for practitioners
The material is written first for lawyers: counsel for whistleblowers and cleared clients, in-house counsel at contractors, and lawyers fielding a first question about UAP. It is also written for academics and policy staff. Sections for the public, whistleblowers and experiencers are planned.
Membership
Free, and open to anyone working on these questions
Members join the issue projects, discuss drafts in the forum and work in the research hub. As across the Emergent Frontiers Institute, membership is free and you may take part under a self-chosen username; you decide whom you share your identity with.