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Document: Justice Department Charges Chinese Intelligence Officers and Recruits in Commercial Hacking Conspiracy
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment in the Southern District of California charging 10 defendants, including Chinese intelligence officers and their recruits, in two conspiracies... -
The Invisible Caravans
The sun was setting over the southern Mexican highway that hugs the Guatemala-Mexico border. Any tourists sitting along the road might have taken a photo or commented to one another on the picturesque ru... -
Doe v. Mattis Ends With a Transfer and a Cancelled Passport: Lessons Learned
His name, it turns out, is Abdulrahman Ahmad Alsheikh. -
Document: Criminal Complaint Against Cesar Sayoc
The FBI has taken custody of Cesar Altieri Sayoc in connection with the attempted mailing of 13 pipe bombs to prominent former government officials, including former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clin... -
Where in the World Is Elena Khusyaynova?
On Monday, Oct. 22, a Russian media outlet known as the Federal News Agency (FAN) published a video of a round-faced woman sitting at a desk, looking directly into the camera. Her name, she announced, wa... -
How Dimaya v. Sessions Has Affected Sentencing for Terrorism Convictions
In August, two convicted terrorists were released from prison unexpectedly early. The two originally received enhanced sentences under a statute that established mandatory minimum sentence extensions for... -
Government Shifts its Rationale for Holding Al-Afghani at Guantanamo
The United States has held Asadullah Haroon Gul, also known as al-Afghani, at Guantanamo Bay for 11 years. In an Oct. 10 court filing, as part of litigation arising out of al-Afghani’s 2016 petition for ... -
Document: Affidavit and Criminal Complaint Over Charlottesville Violence
On Oct. 23, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California unsealed an affidavit and criminal complaint against Robert Paul Rundo, the founder of the white supremacist group Rise Above Mo... -
The Bombs in the Mail: What We Know
UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and is in FBI custody. The full criminal complaint is available here. -
Russian Electoral Interference: 2018 Midterms Edition
“I hope that all those Internet Research Agency f*ckers will be sent to gitmo.” -
Document: Justice Department Charges Russian National for 2018 Election Meddling
The Department of Justice has filed a criminal complaint and supporting affidavit against Elena Khusyaynova with a conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. §371. -
Four Months Later, How Are Courts Interpreting Carpenter?
Last June in a 5-4 ruling in Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court extended Fourth Amendment protections to an individual’s cell phone location data for the first time.
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