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Illegal Secrecy? The Prosecution of Phantom Secure and Its Implications for the Going Dark Debate
Is it a crime to provide communication services designed to be proof against government access? This question does not normally arise in the Going Dark debate. The key question instead has been whether ... -
Document: Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Election Security
On Tuesday, the Senate intelligence committee released the following recommendations on election security based on evidence it examined during its investigation of Russian efforts to target electoral inf... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Despite the possibility of talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Pentagon announced Monday that joint military exercises with South Korea will remain the same size as the... -
Summary: Qassim Filings on Habeas Claim
Khalid Ahmed Qassim, a Guantanamo Bay detainee from Yemen who made international headlines by writing in the Guardian about his hunger strike protesting his treatment, submitted multiple filings to the U... -
Matthew Levitt: In Search of Nuance
Lawfare is pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in the Lawfare Research Paper Series: In Search of Nuance in the Debate over Hezbollah's Criminal Enterprise and the U.S. Response, by Matthe... -
Ignore the Hype: The Taiwan Travel Act is Legally Binding
Last Friday, President Trump signed into law the Taiwan Travel Act, which makes it a U.S. policy to allow high-level meetings between Taiwan and U.S. government officials. News reports about the law have... -
Tillerson Firing Places Iran Deal in Jeopardy
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The Next Russian Attack Will Be Far Worse than Bots and Trolls
On March 15, the Department of Homeland Security together with the FBI announced that Russian government hackers infiltrated critical infrastructures in the U.S.—including “energy, nuclear, commercial fa... -
The Cambridge Analytica-Facebook Debacle: A Legal Primer
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Pete Chronis
All of Washington is mad at Silicon Valley these days, as our news roundup reveals. Democrats and the media have moved on from blaming Hillary Clinton’s loss on Vladimir Putin; now they’re blaming Facebo... -
Summary: The Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017
On March 7, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 10-to-one to approve legislation authorizing the operations of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the first ti... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump escalated his attacks on the special counsel investigation Monday morning, characterizing it as a “total WITCH HUNT with massive conflicts of interest,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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