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Document: New York Times Requests Orders and Applications for Page Surveillance
The New York Times filed the following motion with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court requesting the public release of the applications for and orders authorizing electronic surveillance of Trum... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Is It Treason Not to Clap for this Podcast?
Sorry that football season is over? Lucky for you, the National Security Law Podcast has no offseason! And lucky for your co-hosts, the world keeps generating new topics for conversation and debate. Thi... -
Convening Authority and Legal Adviser for Military Commissions Removed From Office
The Pentagon announced Monday that Harvey Rishikof, convening authority for the military commissions, and Gary Brown, legal adviser to the convening authority, were relieved of their duties, as Carol Ros... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On Monday, the House intelligence committee voted unanimously to release Democrats’ rebuttal to the Nunes memo, the Washington Post reports. Speaking with reporters after the vote, Rep. -
Summary: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Civil Suit Against Twitter for ISIS Attack
On Jan. 31, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of Fields v. Twitter. The decision protects the social media company from liability in connection with an a... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Susan Landau
The crypto wars return to The Cyberlaw Podcast in episode 201, as I interview Susan Landau about her new book on the subject, ‘Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age.’ Susan and I have been debat... -
The Nunes Memo and the Law of Unintended Consequences
The memo is out, and it is already stale. The Nunes memo makes one central allegation: that the FBI and Department of Justice did not live up to the duty of candor expected of them by the in camera ex pa... -
Livestream: House and Senate Committee Hearings on Foreign Policy and National Security
Tuesday is a busy day on the hill. The following hearings may be of interest to Lawfare readers. The House Committee on Armed Services is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. on the National ... -
Summary: The U.K. Court of Appeal Ruling and What’s Next for the Investigatory Powers Act
The U.K. Court of Appeal has held that Section 1 of an expired state surveillance law, the 2014 Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act, was unlawful as it related to “access to retained data,” or pe... -
Can the FISC Clean Up the Nunes Memo's Mess?
At the heart of the now-released “Nunes memo” is an accusation that the FBI and Department of Justice misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) when they sought orders to surveil former T... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The State Department announced on Monday that the U.S. has reached the limit on the number of deployed nuclear warheads that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia allows, the Wa... -
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