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Much has been written over the past several days regarding the unanimous landmark decision in the arbitration case between the Philippines and China, which soundly repudiates China’s excessive claims and...
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Yesterday, the Second Circuit released its long-awaited opinion in the Microsoft Ireland case, ruling that the DOJ cannot compel Microsoft to produce emails stored on its Irish servers, because to do so ...
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The next in our series of soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place on July 20, when Ben interviews Walter Pincus about his new essay, "Reflections on Secrecy and the Press fr...
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Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
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One unintended but very important consequence of the Iran nuclear deal has been to aggravate and intensify Saudi Arabia's concerns about Ira...
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to Moscow today to hold talks with top Russian officials over a controversial U.S.
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The United Nations this week said it is “deeply alarmed” by the situation in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. The battle for Castello Road, which connects Aleppo to Turkey and is the key entry point i...
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in the case Microsoft v. United States, finding that Stored Communications Act "does not authorize courts to issue and enforce against U.S.-based service p...
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Yesterday, Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) introduced this bill, which they have dubbed the "Interstate Sextortion Prevention Act." The bill keeps the promise Rep.
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Today at 10 am, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a hearing on S. 2040, the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.” As readers of this blog...
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China continues to reject yesterday’s ruling by an international tribunal against Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea, vowing to maintain its sovereignty over the region. Commentary within ...
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This post originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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This week’s news roundup is dominated by the Ninth Circuit and the European Union. The EU parliament has approved the Privacy Shield that replaces the Safe Harbor. Michael Vatis, Alan Cohn and I ask wh...
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Today at 1:30 pm, CIA Director John Brennan will deliver remarks at the Brookings Institution on the CIA's strategy in the face of emerging challenges. General John R. Allen, Co-Director of the Center fo...
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Fits and Starts
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On June 30, 2016, the United Nations announced that after having accessed two blockaded towns near Damascus, it had finally delivered aid to all areas under siege in Syria. For the starving populations o...
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Last month, the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) passed comprehensive legislation overhauling domestic counterterrorism authorities. When it enters into force in November, the new Counterterrorism Law will r...
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What will be the effect of yesterday’s blockbuster South China Sea arbitral award on the U.S. government’s policy in the region? Reportedly, an inter-agency working group in the U.S. government has been ...
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The government has just filed its brief responding to Captain Smith’s challenge to the president’s unilateral war against ISIS. The government’s lengthy brief cites more than eighty judicial decisions, b...
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