Tax day is upon us; so is day two in a four-day, pre-trial motions hearing in United States v. Mohammed et al.

I know it is rude and churlish to offer anything but warm congratulations when former colleagues win a major prize—much less journalism's most prestigious award.

The proposition that NSA should under no circumstances stockpile zero-day vulnerabilities, but should in all cases disclose them in order to perfect defenses, apparently has appeal in some quarters.  It ...

It’s game time, y’all. The military judge, Army Col. James Pohl, ascends the bench and resumes pretrial proceedings in the 9/11 case.  All five accused are present, along with their lawyers and a few oth...

Today marks the beginning of a four-day hearing in the 9/11 case, a.k.a. United States v. Mohammed et al.   Lawfare will cover the session, with almost-live updates from a Closed Circuit TV viewing facil...

You'll find it here. And that's as good a reminder as any that, tomorrow, Lawfare will resume coverage of pretrial motions hearings in United States v. Mohammed et. al.  This week's four-day session wil...

President Obama’s decision to deny a visa to Iran’s would-be Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi, is based on U.S. law dating back to 1947 and has numerous historical precedents.  Although...

Editor’s Note: Drone warfare and its many implications is a favorite subject for Lawfare readers. Yet even as the United States develops policies for the use of drones on and off the battlefield, it must...

This morning I wondered why the USG could not say more about its policy (assuming it had one) on stockpiling v.

This past Monday, I had the honor of moderating a panel organized by students at the American University Washington College of Law’s National Security Law Brief, on Understanding the Global Implications ...

As Ben notes, the USG denied a Bloomberg News report that the “U.S.

The other day, walking out of Aikido class, I was chatting with a friend about Heartbleed. I joked that the latest revelation reminded me of a scene from the classic Martin Scorsese movie, After Hours. I...

Those of us who tried to do big things in government have learned to be grateful for small things.  Yesterday, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission jointly declare...

When then-Representative Barney Frank contemplated the ability of foreign interests to acquire American companies at the expense of national security, he made the following statement: There is no right t...

I testified yesterday at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed transfer of the IANA function to ICANN.  You can find my testimony (and that of the other witnesses) at the committee web si...