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3D-Printed Plastic Guns: Five Reasons to Worry
This week saw law and common sense unite in opposition to the widespread availability of dangerously untraceable, undetectable guns. -
Inching Closer to a Showdown Over the Fate of Captured Islamic State Fighters
More than 600 Islamic State fighters from a variety of countries are being held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria, but no one thinks this situation can last. Frantic diplomatic negotiations ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Recently declassified documents illustrate the critical role Iran played in shaping the Iraq war, according to the Wall Street Journal. The documents shed light on the relationship between Iran and one o... -
Judge Brett Kavanaugh on National Security: A Reader’s Guide
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin hearings Sept. 4 on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would replace the high court’s most fre... -
A Meta-FOIA Request: How Did the Postal Service Release a Congressional Candidate’s SF-86?
This past Tuesday, congressional candidate and former CIA officer Abigail Spanberger announced that her political opponents appeared to have acquired a copy of her SF-86, a form used by the federal gover... -
A 'Safe Third Country' Agreement With Mexico Won’t Fix U.S. Migratory Challenges
The Trump administration’s efforts to establish a “zero tolerance policy” prosecuting all irregular border-crossers ended in high-profile disarray but the fallout continues. Months after the president si... -
Rational Security: The 'Kim Jong Umm Just Kidding' Edition
A former NSA contractor receives a stiff prison sentence for giving classified information to journalists. Nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea hit big roadblocks. And the administration backs off ... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Bonus Interview with Bruce Schneier (2015)
We’re still on hiatus, but we’re back again this week with another bonus episode. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
President Trump tweeted early on Wednesday that China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private email server, according to the Washington Post. -
Trump’s Secret Order on Pulling the Cyber Trigger
As Bobby Chesney recently discussed, President Trump on Aug. 15 reportedly substituted a new classified order for a classified Obama-era presidential directive governing the interagency review and decisi... -
Should Congress Treat Impeachable Offenses Cumulatively?
Are high crimes cumulative? This is not a question that either Congress or scholars have had much reason to consider, but President Trump’s failings have made it relevant. Moreover, the answer to that qu... -
Full Oral Argument Audio in United States v. Hasbajrami
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument on Monday in United States v. Hasbajrami, which challenges the constitutionality of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillan...
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