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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Supreme Court permitted the administration to fully enforce the Sept. 24 revised travel ban order pending litigation in federal appellate courts, the Washington Post reported. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Susan Hennessey and Andrew McCarthy
Episode 195 features an interview with Susan Hennessey of Lawfare and Andrew McCarthy of the National Review. They walk us through the “unmasking” of U.S. identities in intelligence reports—one of the mo... -
Ousted Yemeni President Killed, Trump Administration Considers Moving Embassy in Israel, Turkish Officials Go on Trial
Ousted Yemeni President Killed after Breaking Alliance with Houthis -
Tier III Terrorist Designations: The Trump Administration and Courts Move in Opposite Directions
President Trump has vowed “to keep radical Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country.” While new mutations of his travel ban grind slowly through the courts, the president may take solace in one far... -
The Supreme Court Tips its Hand on Travel Ban 3.0
In a pair of unsigned orders, the Supreme Court today allowed the third iteration of President Trump’s travel ban to go into complete effect. Only Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor noted their dissent. Whi... -
Travel Ban Update: Without Addressing the Merits, the Supreme Court Stays Injunction Pending Further Proceedings
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a stay of the Maryland federal district court’s injunction against the Sept. 24 immigration order (EO-3) in International Refugee Assistance Program v. Trump and an th... -
Documents: Supreme Court Grants Stays in Travel Ban Litigation
The Supreme Court issued orders in Trump v. Hawaii and Trump v. IRAP, allowing the White House's revised travel ban to take effect while litigation proceeds in the Fourth and Ninth circuits. The full ord... -
Five Questions for Alan Dershowitz on the Criminalization of Political Differences
There are a few problems with Dershowitz's thesis. -
Documents: Criminal Information and Plea Agreement in NSA Employee Willful Retention Case
Former NSA Tailored Access Operations (TAO) developer Nghia Hoang Pho pleaded guilty on Friday to willful retention of national defense information. Pho faces a maximum of ten years in prison for removin... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Clashes in Yemen’s capital between rival rebel factions left hundreds dead, including former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, the New York Times reported. Houthi rebels said a bomb at his residence killed S... -
In Defense of Including ‘Unmasking’ Protections in Law
The effort to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) may turn on a partisan fight over the “unmasking” rules that govern the disclosure of U.S. person identities in intelli... -
Water Wars: ASEAN No Longer 'Concerned' About China’s Actions in the South China Sea
The semiannual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded last month with yet another reminder of China’s growing clout in Southeast Asia. For the first time since 2013, the ASEAN ch...
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