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Travel Ban 3.0: Maryland District Court Orders Preliminary Injunction
On Oct. 17, 2017, Judge Theodore D. Chuang of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued an opinion and an order enjoining the implementation of President Trump’s latest travel ban. This... -
Can We Stop Terrorist Vehicular Attacks?
Editor’s Note: Among the many terrifying forms of violence ISIS and other terrorist groups are using, one of the newest, and deadliest, is the use of cars and trucks to run down innocent people. So far, ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Timothy Edgar on ‘Beyond Snowden’
In his recent book Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA, civil liberties activist and former intelligence official Timothy Edgar calls for a renewed conversation... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
A district court judge in Hawaii blocked the Trump administration’s latest travel ban on Tuesday. Emma Kohse summarized the temporary restraining order. Peter Margulies argued the court was right to rest... -
D.C. District Court Issues Order in ACLU v. Mattis
The D.C. District Court issued an order in American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. James Mattis, the ACLU's suit on behalf of the unnamed American citizen being held as an enemy combatant by the U.S... -
Al-Alwi v. Trump: Appeal to D.C. Circuit to Determine End of Hostilities in Afghanistan
On October 2, counsel for Guantánamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi filed their opening brief in an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. -
Questions Senators Should Ask at the AUMF Hearing Regarding the US Citizen Enemy Combatant
On October 30th, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing titled "The Authorizations for Use of Military Force: Adminstration Perspective," featuring Secretaries Mattis and Tillerson... -
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised the banner of a Kurdish revolutionary leader in the captured city of Raqqa, the Wall Street Journal reported. Kurdish-led SDF members held a press co... -
The New York Times Misleads on North Korean Cyber Operations
The headline accompanying an Oct. 15 piece in the New York Times declared forthrightly that "The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More." That is, as they say, a bold claim. -
What Cybersecurity Standard Will a Judge Use in Equifax Breach Suits?
Those affected by data breaches now have increasing opportunities to take their claims to court. Last month, in northern California’s federal district court, Judge Lucy Koh upheld the right of victims to... -
Cyber Operations and the Draft NDAA: Analyzing Section 1621 (and SecDef's Objections)
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