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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Skating on Stilts Without Baker
On Episode 254 of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart spends a few days off the grid, and David Kris, Maury Shenk and Brian Egan extol the virtues of data privacy and the European Union in his absence. -
Document: Transcripts of Lisa Page's House Judiciary Committee Interview
Rep. Doug Collins, the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, has released transcripts of former FBI Assistant General Counsel Lisa Page's interview with the committee. The transcripts f... -
Justice, the Rule of Law and the Role of the Prosecutor
PDF Version. A review of Preet Bharara, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and The Rule of Law" (Knopf, 2019) *** -
The Week That Will Be
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas, citing the presence of American diplomatic staff as “a constraint on U... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Discovery Disputes and a Medical Recess in al-Iraqi
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened on March 6, after a nearly two-month hiatus. This one-day session recapped party conferences since the last sessi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump submitted the annual White House budget request to Congress, including an additional $8.6 billion for wall construction along the U.S. southern border, the New York Times reports. ... -
Congress Should Staff Up the Office of Foreign Assets Control
Those familiar with the hard work done by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are likely to agree that this small agency with a big responsibility for implementing U.S. sanctions deserves more mo... -
The Role of Deference in Adjudicating the Military Transgender Policy, DACA and the Census
On March 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued two concurring opinions in an earlier per curiam ruling that had vacated a district court injunction against the military’s restrictions ... -
Is Section 215 No Longer Worth the Effort?
Last week, reports surfaced from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that the NSA may be shutting down the Section 215 program accessing domestic call detail records (CDRs). -
How Securities Law Can Help the U.S. Counter INSTEX
On Jan. 31, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom formally announced the establishment of the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), a Special Purpose Vehicle dedicated to... -
Trump’s Domestic Countering Violent Extremism Policies Look a Lot Like Obama’s
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism seemed under siege in the early days of the Trump administration, with officials questioning their focus and very purpose. Seamus Hughes and Haroro J....
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