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The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #92: Benjamin Wittes on “A Constitution Under Chronic Stress”
This week, the nation once again celebrated Constitution Day, for which Ben gave an address at Kenyon College, which we provide to you in full. In his talk, Ben covered what he calls a “Constitution Unde... -
The Encryption Wars Continue
For quite a while it has been the case that properly implemented encryption will defeat efforts to crack it (at least using current technology). Yet it has been the case for an equally long time that ver... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Ben pointed out that while it may be fashionable to blame the NSA as the only “bad guys” collecting your data; many organizations, including even the Library of Congress, are actively collatin... -
<em>Al-Nashiri</em>: USG Appeals Dismissal of French Oil Tanker Charges
The United States today appealed an adverse ruling in the capital military commission case against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. The Guantanamo detainee stands accused, among other things, of orchestrating th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Last night, Scotland rejected rupturing its 307-year old bond with the United Kingdom, with 54-55% of registered voters voting against independence. According to the Washington Post, the tally for the “n... -
Breaking News: Government Agency Bulk Collecting Twitter Data
I was at the National Security Agency yesterday giving a Constitution Day speech and I learned details of a shocking collection program: The government is bulk collecting all traffic on Twitter. Under a ... -
Honorable Mention: Sen. Tim Kaine
I have spent a lot of time over the past several years---as have many Americans---marveling at the horribleness of the United States Congress. -
At Last, a Legal Adviser Nominee!
This afternoon, President Obama finally nominated a new State Department Legal Adviser -- Brian Egan, who currently serves as Deputy Counsel to the President and NSC Legal Adviser. Here is Brian's bio: ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
It’s decision day in Scotland. Over 4 million eligible voters have the chance today to vote on breaking the 307-year union with the United Kingdom and going it alone as an independent country. The latest... -
Senator Udall Discusses Covert Action in Syria to Train 2-3K Moderate Rebels
From yesterday’s Senate Arms Services Committee Hearing (at about the 2:23 mark): Senator UDALL (NM): And my question to you has to do with – and this is all public information, but everybody's well awa... -
Declassified Articles from the CIA's In-House Intelligence Journal
Via Steve Aftergood, I learned that the CIA “has posted hundreds of declassified and unclassified articles from its in-house journal Studies in Intelligence.” The articles are -
The FBI's Facial Recognition Program
Earlier this week, the FBI announced the completion of its "next generation" facial recognition program. The system, now "fully operational" will house more than 52 million faces, which (assuming no dup...
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