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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Turkish intelligence officials have audio recordings chronicling the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says the New York Times. As the Turkish media is closely controlled by ... -
SinoTech: Pence Calls Out China’s Intellectual Property Practices and Bloomberg Report on Spy Chips Draws Backlash
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Senior Treasury Department Employee Charged with Unlawful Disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports
On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of a senior employee at the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN. -
Proposal for a Cyber-International Committee of the Red Cross
This article proposes the creation of an international organization modeled after the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide assistance and relief to vulnerable citizens and enterpris... -
Did the President’s Tweets Lead Prosecutors to Seek the Death Penalty for Sayfullo Saipov?
Much has been written, on Lawfare and elsewhere, about the dangers of presidential interference with the Justice Department and, in particular, the special counsel’s investigation. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The State of Rule of Law in the U.S.: National Security and Law Enforcement
On October 3, Benjamin Wittes co-hosted an event with his Brookings colleague, Norm Eisen, on The State of Rule of Law in the U.S. Ben moderated a panel on national security and law enforcement with Lawf... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Not Everybody Be DPH’ing!
Welcome to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We’re back with our usual mix of discussion and debate about the most-interesting legal developments relating to national security ove... -
Document: Privacy Oversight Board Report on Signals Intelligence Policy
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request from New York Times reporter Charlie Savage, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has declassified its implementation report on Pres... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United Arab Emirates hired American mercenaries to carry out an assassination program in Yemen, reports Buzzfeed News. U.S. law does not specifically prohibit American citizens from becoming mercenar... -
Trump Offers Excuses for Disappearance of Saudi Dissident, Deadline Passes for Demilitarized Zone in Syria
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The Unintended Consequences of Enshrining Norms in Law
Donald Trump’s disregard for governing norms is by now well established. It is partly but not entirely explained by his impulsiveness and lack of experience with government. A norm is, after all, a const... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's… Doug?
Today we interview Doug, the chief legal officer of GCHQ, the British equivalent of NSA. It’s the first time we’ve interviewed someone whose full identify is classified. Out of millions of possible pseud...
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