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The National Security Law Podcast: The Executive Branch’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Week in Court
It has only been a few days since Episode 19, but Steve and Bobby are worried that fellow national security law geeks won’t have enough @nslpodcast to enjoy during long Memorial Day Weekend roadtrips. ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Donald Trump’s appearance at a NATO summit yesterday was “tense” and rife with palpable discord, the New York Times writes. -
The Fourth Circuit and the Refugee EO: Establishing Confusion
The Establishment Clause took center stage in Monday’s 10-3 Fourth Circuit decision in International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) v. Trump upholding a Maryland district court’s preliminary injuncti... -
Fourth Circuit Upholds Injunction on Trump’s Travel Ban in IRAP v. Trump: A Summary
Yesterday, in a highly anticipated 10-3 decision in International Refugee Assistance Program v. Trump, the U.S. -
Water Wars: Fighters, Flights, and Perhaps a FONOP
The Trump Administration Appears to Conduct its First Freedom of Navigation Exercises in the South China Sea Days After American and Chinese Aircraft Tangle Overheard -
Counterintelligence Investigations and the Special Counsel’s Mandate: Part I
Ever since Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a Special Counsel to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election, commentators h... -
The Fourth Circuit Remands Wikimedia’s Suit Against the NSA Back to District Court
In March of 2015, the Wikimedia foundation joined together with eight other non-profits in a challenge to NSA’s “mass surveillance” program. This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pe... -
Iran’s Support for Terrorist Groups
Editor's note: This post is adapted from the author's testimony yesterday before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, on the subject of "Nuclear... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times reports that U.S. intelligence collected last summer exposed discussions between Russian intelligence and political officials about means of influencing President Trump’s positions on ... -
Fourth Circuit Affirms in Part Preliminary Injunction Against Travel Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed in part a district court's nationwide preliminary injunction issued against the Trump administration's revised travel ban in International Re... -
Senators Jeff Flake and Tim Kaine Introduce New AUMF
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force against ISIS, al Qaeda, and the Taliban. -
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Across Borders
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held a hearing on "Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Across Borders: Facil
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