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Unilateral Executive Action to Close Guantanamo? Bah!
The estimable Carol E. -
On Ryan Goodman's Hopeful Take on Ending the Forever War (Or: Why Legal Debates About the 2001 AUMF Don’t Affect National Security Reality)
Some responses to an overly optimistic take. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
We start with a tweet from Jenan Moussa, a reporter on the ground just across from Kobani in Turkish territory: Praying for peace? Kurdish man prays; smoke from #Kobane in background. @akhbarpic.twitter.... -
Dhiab Preliminary Injunction Hearing Read-Out, Part Three
Today marks our last little dispatch about the preliminary injunction hearing in the case of Abu Wa’El (Jihad) Dhiab, Syrian national, cleared-for-release Guantanamo detainee, and---most relevantly for p... -
Some Recent NSA Debates
Here's some video of some recent NSA debates. Here's one that took place a couple of weeks ago at Georgetown on "The NSA, Privacy & the Global Internet: Perspectives on EO 12333." Participants included ... -
The Law and Policy of Ebola Interdiction
A few days ago President Obama announced his intention to do greater screening of passengers arriving in the United States, as a way of interdicting the spread of the Ebola virus. -
Twitter Files Lawsuit Against Justice Department, FBI
Twitter filed suit yesterday against Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, and the FBI in the District Court for the Northern Dist... -
NSA Report on Civil Liberties and Privacy Protections under EO 12333
In January 2014, the NSA’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Office (CLPO) was created. The CLPO was tasked with ensuring that civil liberties and privacy protection considerations are integrated into the NSA’... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #37: An Interview with Rob Corbet
Our guest today is Rob Corbet, a partner and head of the Technology & Innovation group in Arthur Cox, a large Irish law firm. Ireland is a uniquely important jurisdiction for US companies dealing with da... -
ISIS Issues 11 Rules for Journalists
The blog Syria Deeply, one of the better sources for on-the-ground information in Syria, has a first-hand account of new strictures handed down from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for journalist in ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Redoubled U.S.-led airstrikes have successfully pushed back Islamic State militants fighting for the northern Syrian town of Kobani. Reuters quotes the deputy foreign minister of the Kobani district, Idr... -
Dhiab Preliminary Injunction Hearing Read-Out, Part Two
We continue with our coverage of a preliminary injunction hearing in the case of Guantanamo detainee and intermittent hunger-striker Abu Wa’El (Jihad) Dhiab. As before, we recount the prior day’s procee...
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