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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, Cody and I flagged the news that a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, en route to Kuala Lumpur, had crashed in Ukraine near the border with Russia. U.S. officials confirmed yesterday that the pla... -
Bringing More Due Process to CFIUS: An Overview of the D.C. Circuit's Opinion in <em>Ralls</em>
Tuesday’s opinion in Ralls v. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States came as quite a surprise. For the first time, a federal court considered the relationship between due process, on the on... -
The Loss of MH17 Over Ukraine
Much will, no doubt, be written about the destruction of Malaysian Flight 17 today over Ukraine. Early speculation is that the plane may have been destroyed by Ukrainian separatists, who deny the charge... -
The Tanking of US-German Relations: A Recent History in Links
If you've been focused the last few weeks on ISIS, on Gaza, on the Iran deal, or on the Afghan elections, you might have missed the precipitous decline of U.S.-German relations that is taking place befor... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 280 passengers and 15 crew members, crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border. Reuters notes that all 295 people aboard di... -
<em>Al Bahlul</em> and Article III: A Reply to Marty and Steve
Marty and Steve’s post on al Bahlul (and Steve’s post here) is right that the D.C. -
A Brief Reply to Jack and Peter on <em>Al Bahlul</em>
This morning, Marty Lederman and I have posted a detailed analysis of Monday’s en banc D.C. Circuit decision in al Bahlul—and what it portends for the future of military commissions, especially with resp... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, after Hamas refused to sign a cease-fire agreement with Israel, Secretary of State John Kerry declared, “I cannot condemn strongly enough the actions of Hamas.” The Wall Street Journal notes t... -
Bahlul and the Power of Congress to Define International Law
In Al-Bahlul, the en banc D.C. Circuit resolved some quite important issues regarding military commissions, but declined to address other no less important ones. Among other things, the full court opted ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #28: An Interview with David Medine
Our guest this week is Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), David Medine. We do a deep dive into the 702 program and the PCLOB’s report recommending several changes to it.
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