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Decrypting the Going Dark Debate
On Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave remarks about encryption at the U.S. Naval Academy. His speech as prepared for delivery can be read here. -
Treating Right-Wing Violence as Terrorism: What If Deeds Match Rhetoric?
Note: This essay draws on a longer piece on the same subject I have written for Foreign Affairs. A previous essay looks at whether right-wing violence should be labeled “terrorism.” -
Why the Collapse of Al-Nashiri’s Defense Team Matters
Last week, the chief defense counsel for the Military Commission Defense Organization, Brig. Gen. John Baker, excused the civilian members of the trial defense team in the military commission of United S... -
Don’t Worry About KRACK
KRACK–the vulnerability in the WPA2 security protocol proven this morning–is an interesting and amusing vulnerability from a technical standpoint and a great lesson in how our computer security is “danci... -
A Primer on Microsoft Ireland, the Supreme Court’s Extraterritorial Warrant Case
The Supreme Court announced this morning that it will grant the Department of Justice’s petition for a writ of certiorari in its dispute with Microsoft over access to emails stored on the company’s Irish... -
Breaking WPA2
Sometimes we are reminded that the "noise" of policy drowns out important practical news. Today is one of those days. While we sit around worrying about Harvey Weinstein and Trump's latest tweet, it tu... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Iraqi forces seized key positions in the disputed city of Kirkuk, pushing out Kurdish forces, Reuters reported. The U.S.-trained counterterrorism force took up positions outside the provincial government... -
Don't Reform Section 702 Just for the Sake of Reform
Last week on our Foreign Policy feed, we wrote about how the USA Liberty Act, which is the House Judiciary Committee's proposal to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program, takes for granted that... -
The Week That Will Be
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Ten Questions that the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask Jeff Sessions
On Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time since his confirmation hearing in January. To say his tenure since taking office has been... -
Should We Use the ‘T-Word’ for Right-Wing Violence?
This essay draws on a longer piece on the same subject that the author wrote for Foreign Affairs. A second essay with Lawfare looks at the implications of using the "T-Word." -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins for October 14
Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, the chief prosecutor at the military commissions, released the following statement on Saturday on the occasion of this week's military commission hearings in the trial of those a...
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