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Inside a Hamas Attack Tunnel...
As Yishai Schwartz and Jennifer Williams noted in their Middle East Tickler report on Thursday, Israel’s Military Advocate General hosted a conference outside of Tel Aviv last week on international law a... -
The Lawfare Podcast: My Constitution Day Speech at NSA
In mid-September, I delivered the annual Constitution Day address at the National Security Agency. I had meant to post the speech back then, except that it being NSA and all, I wasn't allowed to bring m... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
President Obama discussed encryption in an interview he gave last week as part of the White House’s summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection. Susan Landau praised the President’s comments and desc... -
Oral Argument Recap: Tsarnaev Mandamus Litigation
For roughly 60 minutes yesterday morning, a three-judge panel of the First Circuit heard arguments as to whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death penalty trial should be moved out of Boston due to concerns that... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In an address at a White House summit on countering violent extremism yesterday, President Barack Obama asserted that defeating ISIS will require a stable Syria and a political transition in the country,... -
Six Questions Congress Should Ask the Administration about its ISIL AUMF
[Cross-posted at Just Security] With congressional hearings on the Obama Administration’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for the Islamic State on the horizon, we propose six... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #54: An Interview with Ben Wittes
Episode 54 of the Cyberlaw Podcast features a guest appearance by Lawfare’s own Ben Wittes, discussing cybersecurity in the context of his forthcoming book, The Future of Violence, authored by Ben and Ga... -
Some Fun New Podcasts from Spaghetti on the Wall
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The New York Times Public Editor Backs James Risen's "Truth-Telling"
Soon after Jack posted this piece on James Risen’s attacks on Eric Holder, which Ben had criticized earlier, the New York Times’s Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan, wrote a post in support of Risen’s twee... -
The President’s Comments on European Privacy Claims and A Look Back at the LIBE Committee Report on Government Surveillance
President Obama made a refreshing observation during an interview with Re/Code at the White House Summit on Cyber Security and Consumer Protection in Silicon Valley last week. Following an exchange regar... -
Risen, Holder, and Journalists’ Sensitivity to Accountability
I largely agree with Ben’s critique of James Risen’s sharp twitter criticisms of Attorney General Holder, but want to add (or reiterate) several points. First, to underscore what Ben says, the absence o... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In Guantanamo Bay, a military appeals court voided the conviction of David Hicks, an Australian who pleaded guilty in 2007 to providing material support to a terrorist group. (We posted the decision here).
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