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Second Lawsuit Filed Against New Asylum Restrictions
Two immigration support and advocacy organizations filed suit over the Trump administration’s latest restrictions on asylum, in addition to the ACLU’s lawsuit. Both the complaint and the plaintiffs’ moti... -
What ‘Metering’ Really Looks Like in South Texas
Thirty-two Cubans line the international bridge connecting Roma, Texas, with Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas. The Cubans sit one after another on the Mexican side of the bridge, checking their phones, c... -
What Does ‘Collection’ Mean? Discretion and Confusion in the Intelligence Community
Just before John Brennan ended his term as director of the CIA in 2017, his agency issued a new set of guidelines under Executive Order (EO) 12333, the general charter that governs the intelligence commu... -
Rational Security: The 'Back to the Future' Edition
Joe Biden lays out his foreign policy agenda. The Trump administration issues new rules for asylum seekers. And Julian Assange reportedly had some curious guests at the Ecuadorian embassy. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Illuminating Supply Chain Security
What is the federal government doing to get compromised hardware and software out of its supply chain? That’s what we ask Harvey Rishikof, coauthor of “Deliver Uncompromised,” and Joyce Corell, who head... -
The Administration's New Asylum Rule Exceeds Statutory Authority
On July 15, the Department of Homeland Security posted an interim final rule (IFR) that limits asylum by barring applications from claimants at the southern border who passed through a third country on t... -
ACLU Sues Over Asylum Rule Change
The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed suit over the Trump administration’s recently announced policy to bar asylum applications from migrants travelling... -
How to Lose the Rule of Law
PDF Version. Review of Rebecca Sanders, “Plausible Legality: Legal Culture and Political Imperative in the Global War on Terror” (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018) *** -
In Praise of Alex Joel
It’s recently been announced that Alex Joel, who has served as the civil liberties protection officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for 14 years, is leaving the ODNI. I ha... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Larry Diamond on 'Ill Winds'
Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, has spent the last forty years studying democracy. Over the last few years, he’s observed democratic values begin to crumble to... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
In response to planned U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises, the North Korean government said it is “gradually losing our justifications to follow through on the commitments we made with the U.S.,” ... -
Livestream: Confirmation Hearing of Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense
The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. on the nomination of Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper to be secretary of defense. Read his prepared testimony here. Wat...
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