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Barring Transfer of John Doe Temporarily: An Overview of the Majority Ruling in Doe v. Mattis
What to make of the court's split decision. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition: Gina Haspel vs. the Senate Intelligence Committee With No Bull
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Rational Security: The 'No Deal Goes Unpunished' Edition
President Trump decides to undo the Iran deal. Gina Haspel faces a grilling in the Senate. And Devin Nunes wants information that intelligence officials fear could jeopardize a source. -
Document: D.C. Circuit Opinion on Transfer Injunction in Doe v. Mattis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has released its opinion affirming the lower court's injunction on the U.S. military's planned transfer of John Doe, a U.S. citizen held in military custody... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Unveiled financial records of Essential Consultants LLC—the company used by President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen to pay adult film actress Stormy Daniels—reveal payments from a firm associated... -
How Misinformation Spreads on Social Media—And What To Do About It
Opportunities to glimpse misinformation in action are fairly rare. But after the recent attack in Toronto, a journalist on Twitter unwittingly carried out a natural experiment that shows how quickly “fak... -
The Trump Administration Reaps What the Obama Administration Sowed in the Iran Deal
The Obama administration made the Iran deal in a way it knew was easy for its successor to break. -
Livestream: CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee
Gina Haspel, the deputy director of the CIA and President Trump’s nominee to head the agency, will testify before the Senate intelligence commitee Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on her nomination. Haspe... -
Improving the White House Plans for Presidential Inability
After John Hinckley, Jr. shot President Ronald Reagan and three others outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in 1981, confusion reigned. Reagan was rushed to emergency surgery and Vice President George H.W... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Nicholas Schmidle
Our interview is with Nick Schmidle, staff writer for the New Yorker. His report on cybersecurity work that goes to the edge of the law and beyond turns up some previously unreported material, including ... -
Trump Withdraws from the Iran Nuclear Agreement: What Comes Next
After reluctantly implementing the Iran nuclear agreement—also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—for over a year, President Trump announced today that he is pulling the United State... -
Why I Support Gina Haspel for CIA Director—Despite a Big Reservation
Gina Haspel was nominated by Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. That makes a huge difference. Here’s why the Senate should confirm her anyway.
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