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DNI and DOJ on Today's Intercept Story
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Justice Department together said this today, apparently in response to an earlier Intercept story on FBI and NSA surveillance of Muslim America... -
Snowden and Civil Liberties: A Brief Follow-Up
Yesterday, I posted a short piece saying that we should think about Edward Snowden's leak of large volumes of personal communications to the Washington Post as a significant civil liberties violation. In... -
On Glenn Greenwald's Latest
After a huge amount of pre-publication hype, Glenn Greenwald's new capstone NSA story is out, and I find myself with little to say about it. Greenwald has gotten his hands on a spreadsheet listing the e... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #27: An Interview with David Heyman
Our guest this week is David Heyman, who recently completed a tour as DHS’s Assistant Secretary for Policy (my old job). David has had a long and productive career in homeland security, in government, a... -
Exporting the Preemptive Prosecution Model: AG Holder on Countering the Syrian Foreign Fighter Threat
Attorney General Holder gave an important speech in Oslo today, highlighting the threat posed by "foreign fighters" in Syria who may one day return to Europe or the United States. He advocated a four-pr... -
Next Abu Khattala Status Hearing Slated for September
At today’s brief status hearing for Ahmed Abu Khattala, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper set September 9 as the date for the case's next status hearing, and ruled to exclude the time until th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, Jane caught us up on the tensions between Israel and Palestine, in the wake of the brutal killing of a Palestinian teenager. Today, the New York Times reports that Israel "began an intensive a... -
Bits and Bytes
China hacks DC Think Tanks. "Middle East experts at major U.S. -
Edward Snowden: Civil Liberties Violator
A government contractor steals tens of thousands of highly-sensitive communications intercepts. The communications have national security implications, yes, but put that aside for now. They also involve ... -
USG Opposes Khadr's Bid to Lift Stay, Vacate Conviction Based on OLC Memo
Today, counsel for the United States asked the Court of Military Commission Review ("CMCR") to bat away Omar Khadr's recent effort to lift the stay of his appeal to that court, and to have his guilty ple... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The Associated Press reported yesterday that Israel arrested six Jewish suspects on Sunday for the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian teenager who was burned alive last week. The horrific atta... -
Hobby Lobby at Guantanamo?
Have a look at this emergency motion for a temporary restraining order, filed Thursday by attorneys for Guantanamo detainee Imad Hassan.
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