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Rational Security: The "Boris and Natasha Buy a Facebook Ad" Edition
Facebook confirms that a Russian troll farm bought ads during the 2016 election cycle. Congress pushes back on the Trump administration’s plan to gut foreign aid and the State Department. And Equifax suf... -
The Ease of Writing an OLC Opinion in Support of Military Action Against North Korea
I’ve been asked a lot recently about the President’s power under Article II to order a military strike on North Korea in the absence of congressional authorization. The proper meaning of Article II on t... -
The Impeachable Offense and the Modern Presidency
The Trump presidency’s legal and other difficulties have brought fresh attention to the uses and limits of the impeachment process. Jane Chong and Benjamin Wittes have argued that Congress ought at least... -
Senators Table Paul Amendment to 2018 NDAA
The Senate voted 61 to 36 on Wednesday to table Senator Paul Rand’s (R-KY) amendment to the 2018 NDAA, which would have repealed the 2001 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). -
Abuse of Power: The White House Slimes James Comey—Again
This afternoon, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, from the White House podium, declared that former FBI Director James Comey may have “violated federal law” in sharing a memo documentin... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Supreme Court stayed the Ninth Circuit’s September 7 decision in Hawaii v. Trump, which exempted refugees with assurances from U.S. resettlement programs from Executive Order 13780, the so-called “re... -
Breaking the Impasse with North Korea
One of the most robust findings in the field of behavioral economics is the difference between what people demand to sell something they already own and the price they would have been willing to pay for ... -
Full Supreme Court Stays Ninth Circuit Order on Refugee Assurances
On Tuesday, the full Supreme Court ordered a stay of part of the Ninth Circuit’s order from last week regarding President Trump’s revised order related to refugees, Executive Order 13780 (EO). The full C... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Will This Be the Year of Military Courts at the Supreme Court?
Will this year’s Supreme Court term be packed with cases relating to military courts? In this week’s show, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore the possibility. The Supreme Court currently has before i... -
Summary of Judge Cooper's Opinion on Motion in Limine in United States v. Abu Khatallah
On September 7, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the District of Columbia issued an opinion in the case of United States v. Abu Khatallah, granting in part and denying in part the Government’... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: The Evil Dolphin Episode
The Cyberlaw Podcast kicks off a series exploring Section 702 – the half-US/half-foreign collection program that has proven effective against terrorists while also proving controversial with civil libert... -
What Trump’s Trans Order Gets Wrong and Why It Matters
On July 26, President Donald Trump lashed out against the transgender community, declaring in a series of tweets that the United States would not “accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any ...
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