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The Other Witness Statements at Today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing
Paul already linked to his and DNI General Counsel Bob Litt's testimony (which also represented J. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare In One Post
FISA reform took center stage this week: Raffaela gave us a detailed and elucidating tour of the relevant legislative plans, players, and issues. While the two main proposals share some common ground, Be... -
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Hearing Today
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board held a day-long hearing today on FISA reform, which C-SPAN covered live. Unfortunately, the videos are not embeddable. But here they are. -
"Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield," by Jeremy Scahill
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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare In One Post
This week, Ben welcomed three truly remarkable additions to Lawfare: Orin Kerr, Gabriella Blum, and Ingrid Wuerth. Public scrutiny of espionage continued as the digital transformation of a once cloak-a... -
A Lawfare Shoutout
OK. It’s a bit self-congratulatory. But still, it was pretty neat. I’m attending the ABA Annual Review of National Security Law. Today’s first panel had on it BG Richard Gross who is the Chief Legal ... -
Possible Tweaks to Military Commissions Coverage: Feedback Requested
We at Lawfare aim to please---that is, to provide useful stuff for folks who work on, report on, study, or simply care about tough issues at the intersection of national security and law. That mission h... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ike Skelton, defense policy expert and former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has died. Today is the re-scheduled House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on NSA surveill... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare In One Post
This week, the uglier side of the U.S. targeted killing program received a few careful reviews: Ritika noted the release of two reports on drone strikes, one by Amnesty International and another by Human... -
Readings: The Case for Drones (Now Available at SSRN, No Paywall)
With reports released this week critical of US drone strikes and targeted killing from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson, this seems like a good moment to ... -
Spring 2014 Lawfare Internship
There are two weeks left to apply for the Lawfare internship for Spring 2014. We are looking for an undergraduate or a recent graduate, and will be accepting applications until November 1, 2013. The deta... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare In One Post
The world was consumed with the debt ceiling crisis and the shutdown this week, a topic on which Lawfare had only a limited amount to say. Ben stated the obvious: that the government shutdown is a nation...
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