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DOJ Announces Indictment of 6 Chinese Nationals for Economic Espionage
Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of six Chinese nationals on charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets "for their roles in a long-running effort to obtain U.S.... -
Some Domestic and International Law Questions Raised by the Abu Sayyaf Raid
Today’s White House statement about last night’s spectacular Special Operations raid into Syria states that “This operation was conducted with the full consent of Iraqi authorities and, like our existing... -
McConnell Introduces 2 Month NSA Extension
Likely you've heard: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) last night introduced a bill that would reauthorize portions of the Patriot Act set to expire on June 1 for two months, giving lawmakers... -
Intelligence Officials’ Unpersuasive Response To the NYT’s Identification of Three Undercover CIA Officers
The New York Times identified three undercover senior CIA officials in an April 25 story by Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo about oversight of the CIA’s lethal drone operations. -
PCLOB Public Meeting on 12333 Counterterrorism Activities
The proceedings will get underway at 10:15 a.m., at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Witness testimony and other information can be found here; streaming video is below, too. -
My Speech at ODNI Legal Conference: "Toward Greater Transparency of National Security Legal Work"
I was honored to be invited to give a keynote speech at an Intelligence Community legal conference last Wednesday, May 6. The speech was entitled Toward Greater Transparency of National Security Legal W... -
20 Senior Former CIA Officials Criticize NYT For Publishing Names of Covert Operatives
Twenty senior former CIA officials—including every CIA Director (including DCIs) dating back to William Webster (1987-91)—wrote a letter to the NYT to take issue with NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet’s d... -
"Reasonable Search" or "Reasonable Expectation of Privacy:" A Brief Reply to Orin Kerr on the 2nd Circuit's Decision
Thursday's 2nd Circuit decision striking down 215 ends with a brief, and unresolved, rumination on the impact explicit congressional authorization might have on a 4th Amendment analysis---if and when suc... -
A Few Thoughts on the Second Circuit's 215 Decision and Its Importance
From day one of the Snowden revelations, we all knew that the legal validity of the 215 program hinged ultimately on the capaciousness of a single word: "relevant." Even those of us who generally support... -
Canadian Court Releases Omar Khadr on Bail
From the Washington Post (via the Associated Press): TORONTO — A former inmate at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was convicted of killing a U.S. -
Judicial Review for POWs During Armed Conflict?
Interested in the ongoing debate over the relationship between LOAC and Human Rights Law in general, or the intersection of those bodies of law in relation to non-criminal detention in particular? You wo... -
The Increasing State Practice and Opinio Juris on Spying
Ben flagged today that the Germans have been caught out spying on friends and allies. What makes this a story is the way the Germans responded more than a year ago when Snowden’s leaks revealed that the ...
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