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‘Next Friend’ Standing and the Unnamed Enemy Combatant
On the Oct. 17 episode of the Lawfare Podcast, Steve Vladeck and Benjamin Wittes sparred over how concerned one should be about the incommunicado detention in Iraq of a U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant... -
Video and Testimony: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing on Social Media Influence in the 2016 Elections
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held an open hearing of its Russia Investigative Task Force on "Social Media Influence in the 2016 Elections" at 9:30 a.m. EST on Nov. 1. The following social ... -
Smith v. Trump In the D.C. Circuit: A Guided Tour of the Oral Argument
Together with David Remes, I presented Capt. Nathan Smith's challenge to the war against the Islamic State before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 27. Judge Thomas Griffith presided, with Judges... -
Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s AUMF Hearing
On Oct. 30, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis on the Trump administration’s views regarding the need for a ne... -
Event: Hoover Book Soiree Tonight: Susan Landau's 'Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age'
Join us this evening for a book soiree at the Hoover Institution from 5 to 7 p.m., when Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes will interview Susan Landau about her forthcoming book, "Listening In: Cybersecurity in a... -
Document: Government Memo on Manafort and Gates Conditions of Release, Case Designation and Notice of Intent to Use Bank Records
On Oct. 31, the government filed a memorandum in United States of America v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr. and Richard W. Gates III, to advise the court of three issues prior to the scheduled Nov. 2, 2017 court ... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Unseal this Podcast!
It’s been a busy week in national security law! In Episode 43, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on: -
Video and Testimony: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online'
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on "Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online: Working with Tech to Find Solutions" at 2:30 p.m. EST on Oct. 31. The hearing consisted of two panel... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Kremlin denied that the charges filed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation had a connection to Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Washington Post reported. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Putting the 'F' in FISA: Bipartisan Extremism and the Road to 1997
In this episode, Brian Egan and I deconstruct the endlessly proliferating “FISA 702 Reform” bills, from the irresponsible House Judiciary bill to the “I’ll see your irresponsible and raise you crazy” bip... -
Germany’s Bold Gambit to Prevent Online Hate Crimes and Fake News Takes Effect
The German Act to Improve the Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (known as the Network Enforcement Law or the NetzDG), which targets online hate crimes and false news reports, went into effect on ... -
Kurdish Leader Resigns Under Pressure from Iraq, Benghazi Militant Captured, Saudi Arabia Gives Investors Futuristic Sales Pitch
Vacuum Emerges in Kurdish Politics as Iraqi Forces Push North
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