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It's a Good Idea, but Congress Can’t Require the U.S. Navy to Make Port Calls in Taiwan
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted on Wednesday to send the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018 to the full Senate. The bill contains a provision “re-establishing regular ports of c... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Special Edition: Shane Harris on The Wall Street Journal's Collusion Story
Today, the Wall Street Journal published a remarkable story that for the first time offers concrete evidence—not conclusive evidence, to be sure—of attempts at collusion between people connected to the T... -
Hawaii Files Emergency Motion to Clarify Scope of Preliminary Injunction in Travel Ban Case
The State of Hawaii has filed an emergency motion to clarify the scope of the preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's travel ban, which was stayed in part by the Supreme Court. At issue... -
Court of Military Commissions Review Issues Two New Orders
The Court of Military Commissions Review (CMCR) has issued two new orders in recent days in the cases of Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi and the five accused 9/11 conspirators. In the latter case, the Miam... -
Rational Security: The "Russian Chokehold" Edition
The gang is back after a week off for foreign travel. Barack Obama may not have responded forcefully enough to Russian meddling, but is President Trump responding at all? A diplomatic crisis in the Gulf ... -
Family Matters: Implementing IRAP v. Trump's “Bona Fide Relationship”
In IRAP v. Trump, the Supreme Court carved out an exception to the travel ban for “foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.” T... -
Private Sector Cyber Intelligence Could Be Key to Workable Cyber Arms Control Treaties
Skepticism abounded both inside and outside of government when then-President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping included special provisions for reducing commercial cyber espionage in their fa... -
The National Security Law Podcast: So Much National Security Law News…We’ve Reached Our Limitrophe
Had you seen the word “limitrophe” before Justice Breyer used it in his dissent in Herndandez v. Mesa? Neither had Professors Vladeck and Chesney, but that doesn’t stop them from exploring the Supreme Co... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brigadier General Mark Martins will not seek a capital prosecution at the proposed war crimes trial against Indonesian al-Qaeda leader Riduan Isamuddin, the Miami He... -
State Department Cable on Implementing Travel Ban Executive Order
Reuters has published the State Department cable providing guidance on the implementation of the administration's revised travel ban, which will go into effect pursuant to restrictions imposed by the Sup... -
Tracking Congress’s Library of Secret Law: Legislative Update for the 114th and 115th Congresses
This week, three national security committees are “marking up” drafts of their annual bills. -
Repealing the 2001 AUMF? A Surprise Vote by the House Appropriations Committee
A pretty remarkable development in today's House Appropriations markup on the Defense Appopriations bill. For many years, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) has been putting forward amendments intended to repeal o...
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