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The Second Circuit Hears Oral Argument This Week in Challenge to Section 215 Surveillance
On Tuesday, the Second Circuit will hear oral argument in ACLU v. Clapper, one of the cases challenging the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program. The Second Circuit is reviewing Judge Pauley's dec... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for immediate talks on "the statehood" of southeastern Ukraine, a "vague and provocative turn of phrase," notes the New York Times, that comes only days... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Why Iran Won’t Leave Afghanistan
Editor's Note: The United States plans to draw down its military forces in Afghanistan at the end of this year, and for most Americans, this move will put the conflict behind us. One country, however, wi... -
Judge Scheindlin Dismisses Remaining ATS Claims Against Ford and IBM in Long-running Apartheid Litigation
As Lawfare readers may have seen from press reports, on Thursday, SDNY Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed the Alien Tort Statute suit against Ford Motor Company and IBM in connection with their business ac... -
Lawfare Podcast, Episode #89: Bone-Crushing Zombie Action
Here at Lawfare, we try to spot critical legal issues impacting national security before they're really upon us . . . and eating our brains. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As the debate in Washington over how to deal with ISIS intensifies, Jack outlined how to make an authorization of force against the militant group politically palatable for both the President and Congres... -
Second Circuit Affirms Official Acts Immunity for Pakistani ISI Chiefs; Rejects Jus Cogens Exception
In a summary order yesterday, a panel of the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal by EDNY Judge Dora Irizarry of an Alien Tort Statute suit against two former directors of the Pakistani Inter-Services I... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
If there were any doubt as to who Russian President Putin is supporting in Ukraine, there sure isn’t now: today, Putin directly applauded pro-Russian separatist rebels there. -
The Latest FISC Opinion: A Summary
On February 19, 2013, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted an order for the production of certain tangible things, applied for by the FBI pursuant to 50 U.S.C. -
Newly Declassified FISC Surveillance Order
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has released a heavily redacted opinion issued on February 19, 2013. The opinion applies Section 1861 of Title 50. We will have a summary. -
The Case for a Broader ISIS AUMF
Like all red-blooded national security law nerds, I have been following Jack's excellent posts over the past week on the politics and the advisability of a potential ISIS AUMF---the last of which post, w...
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