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Lawfare Contributor Cully Stimson Nominated to be General Counsel of the Navy
Almost lost in the maelstrom of other news yesterday, the White House sent seventeen new Presidential nominations to the Senate, including the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division and fou... -
Liveblog: Senate Intel Committee's Section 702 Hearing
This morning at 10:00 ET we are liveblogging the Senate Intelligence Committee's hearing on Section 702, the provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to sunset at the end of this year. -
President Trump Nominates Chris Wray for FBI Director
This morning President Trump announced that he would nominate Chris Wray as the next Director of the FBI. I worked with Wray in the Justice Department. He was the Assistant Attorney General for the Cri... -
What To Expect When You’re Expecting Comey
A large number of reporters have been calling us over the past few days asking for our speculation about James Comey’s testimony tomorrow before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. -
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Carpenter v. United States: An Overview
Yesterday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Carpenter v. -
Senator Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to Make FISA Section 702 Permanent
Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation to make permanent Section 702 and the other components of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, along with a group of Rep... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a series of apparently unvetted tweets this morning, President Donald Trump weighed in on the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Qatar and Gulf Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the ... -
Will the Supreme Court Consider the Risk of Trump’s Post-Ruling Tweets?
Professor Blackman has argued extensively that, under controlling Supreme Court precedent (specifically Kerry v. Din and Kleindienst v. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Globalizing Censorship
Episode 168 features the Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance of global censorship, as Filipino contractors earning minimum wage delete posts in order to satisfy US tech companies who are trying to satisfy Europea... -
What to Watch Post-London
News coverage of the most recent terrorism attack in London has generally tracked predictable story lines: Who were the attackers? Were they inspired or directed by ISIS? What do additional arrests mean? -
Qatar Cut Off by Diplomatic Rift, Syrian Forces Begin Attack on Raqqa, Germany Withdraws Troops from Turkish Airbase
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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Carpenter v. United States
The Supreme Court has granted a writ of certiorari in Carpenter v. United States, agreeing to review the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit holding that the Fourth Amendment perm...
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