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Oral Argument Summary: In re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashiri
On Jan. 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in In re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashiri. Judges Judith Rogers, David Tatel and Thomas Griffith reviewed Abd Al Rahim Husse... -
Why Intelligence Leadership Won’t Resign in Response to Trump’s Criticisms
Earlier this week, CIA Director Gina Haspel, FBI Director Christopher Wray, NSA Director Paul Nakasone, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo, Defense Intelligence Agency Direc... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Is It Arnold Palmer or Iced Tea-Lemonade?
Unlike Rent Live, all of our personnel participated in this week’s show! We’ve got: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Hackers penetrated a Russian database containing private discovery material from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s case against the Russian consulting firm Concord Management, and then manipulated and dis... -
The Lawfare Podcast Shorts: What a Watergate Document Can Teach the House Judiciary Committee
While researching the Watergate Road Map, Benjamin Wittes discovered a letter written by the then-Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary Peter Rodino to the chief judge of the U.S. District Cou... -
Document: Special Counsel Motions for Exception to Speedy Trial Act in Stone Case
On Thursday, the Special Counsel’s Office filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in its case against Roger Stone seeking an exception to the Speedy Trial Act due to “volum... -
Facebook’s ‘Draft Charter’ for Content Moderation: Vague, But Promising
The Charter of the United Nations begins by listing a number of lofty goals, including, “We the peoples of the United Nations [have] determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, whi... -
Brexit Endgame: Parliament Sends Contradictory Messages as Deadline Nears
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What an Old Watergate Document Can Teach the House Judiciary Committee
“It would be unthinkable if this material were kept from the House of Representatives in the course of the discharge of its most awesome constitutional responsibility.” —Letter from House Judiciary Comm... -
Rational Security: The 'Stone Cold Polar Vortex' Edition
Roger Stone is indicted in the Mueller probe. Venezuela teeters on the brink of economic and political collapse. And American hackers help the UAE build a cyber army. -
Intel Chiefs Testify on Global Threats, Cybersecurity and Elections
On Jan. 29, the heads of six agencies in the U.S. intelligence community delivered annual testimony in front of the Senate intelligence committee about global threats to U.S. national security. As could ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Following Tuesday’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in which U.S. intelligence leaders contradicted some foreign policy statements made by President Trump, Trump rejected their assessments, calling...
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