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Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump’s advisors considered tasking U.S. military troops deployed to the southern border with building and operating temporary detention facilities for migrants, NBC News reports. -
Document: ICC Denies Request for Afghanistan Investigation
On Friday, a panel of three International Criminal Court judges rejected the request of the court's Prosecutor to investigate "the situation" in Afghanistan, including alleged war crimes committed by the... -
The WikiLeaks Case Is Just Beginning
Julian Assange had to be the worst houseguest an embassy ever encountered. -
Learning From the Past in Addressing Domestic Terrorism
Recently, Lawfare published a compelling article by leading former national security officials on the similarities between international terrorism and domestic terrorism, and the problems caused when gov... -
Document: Justice Department White Paper on the Cloud Act
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice released a white paper on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, or Cloud Act, which was enacted in March 2018. The white paper, entitled “Promoting Publi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in London pursuant to a U.S. extradition request and charged for conspiracy to commit computer fraud in connection with Chelsea Manning’s disclosure of cl... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Pre-sentencing Hearings Continue in United States v. Khan
The military commission for Majid Shoukat Khan, who pleaded guilty to charges related to his role as a low-level al-Qaeda operative in 2012, reconvened on April 1, after a hiatus since July 2018. -
Document: Greg Craig Indicted on FARA Charges
On Thursday, April 11, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of former White House Counsel Greg Craig. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bonus Edition: James Comey at Verify 2019
On Thursday morning, Susan Hennessey spoke to former FBI director James Comey about encryption, China, Attorney General Bill Barr's comments to the Senate about the opening of the Russia investigation, a... -
Did Israelis Just Vote to End the Two-state Solution?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Document: Julian Assange Indictment
On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed a March 6, 2018 indictment charging Julian Assange, the founder head of WikiLeaks, for conspiring to commit computer int... -
A Case Study in the Outsourcing of U.S. Border Control
Over the past year, the Trump administration has put forth an array of measures to deter immigration to the United States, including separating families, enacting a zero-tolerance stance toward irregular...
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