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Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: October 2017
In July we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This month, we are able greatly to expand the number of questi... -
Back to the Future on Detention and Military Commissions
President Trump still has not made good on his campaign promise to send bad hombres to Guantanamo, but thanks to a remarkable series of recent events, military detention of enemy combatants is back in th... -
Immigration Detainers: A Guide for the Perplexed
Local opposition to federal immigration enforcement is often treated as an ideological issue, with fights over sanctuary cities breaking down along familiar political lines. But setting politics aside, s... -
Document: Petitioner Files for Preliminary Injunction to Halt al-Nashiri Proceedings
The Nashiri defense team filed a motion for a preliminary injuction Wednesday morning to halt the al-Nashiri proceedings pending representation by qualified counsel. You can read the full document here: ... -
Document: Sayfullo Saipov Complaint
The FBI has filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York charging Sayfullo Saipov for the Oct. 31 vehicular attack in Manhattan. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Anne Applebaum on the Red Famine
Stalin’s 1929 agricultural collectivization policy, which catalyzed the most lethal famine in European history, left millions of Ukrainian peasants dead. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Anne... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Emergency Edition: Interrogation, Prosecution and Detention Issues in the Wake of the NYC Attack
We are back, one day after dropping episode 43, with an emergency podcast discussion the legal consequences of the horrific attack that occurred in New York City yesterday. The need for the podcast flow... -
Special Episode of the National Security Law Podcast: Guantanamo, Miranda and the NYC Attack
I wanted to draw attention to a special episode of the National Security Law Podcast, which Steve Vladeck and I just recorded in response to President Trump's statement that it might be best to send Saip... -
Video and Testimony: House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigative Task Force Hearing with Social Media Companies
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing titled "Russia Investigative Task Force Hearing with Social Media Companies." Witnesses include: -
Document: George Papadopoulos Criminal Complaint and Affidavit
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
A driver killed eight people on Tuesday evening by driving a truck down a bike path in New York City, shouting “God is great” in Arabic before a police officer shot him, the New York Times reported. Twel... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 10/31 Session: Sturm and Drang in the Al-Nashiri Defense
On Tuesday morning, military judge Col. Vance Spath called to order the military commission in the case of United States v. Al-Nashiri. The 10/31 session primarily addressed the absence of three civilian...
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