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Can Department Heads Refuse White House Orders?
The Washington Post reports that, during the first chaotic weekend of the Trump executive order regarding refugees and immigrants, chief White House strategist Steve Bannon ordered the head of the Depart... -
AI, NSA and Facebook
The last few weeks have been "all Trump, all the time." In an effort to return to normalcy, herewith some Bits and Bytes from today. -
One Less Thing to Worry About: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Didn’t Actually Call for a Blockade of China’s South China Sea Islands
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made comments during his confirmation hearing that alarmed many China watchers since they seemed to call for something close to a naval blockade of Ch... -
U.S. Sanctions Iran after Missile Test, U.S. Escalating Fight in Yemen, and Israel Clears One Settlement But Promises More
U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate with Tit-for-Tat Missile Tests and Sanctions -
Livestream: Texas Law Review Symposium on Tallinn Manual 2.0
Today, the Texas Law Review is hosting a symposium on the Tallinn Manual 2.0 at the University of Texas at Austin, featuring panels on "sovereignty in cyberspace, jurisdiction over cyber activities, int... -
The Israeli Knesset Passes the Settlement Regularization Law
Despite what seemed like a change of direction from the Trump administration on settlements, the Israeli Knesset just passed the Settlement Regularization Law, which aims to “legalize” illegal settlement... -
Trump’s Controversial Views Combine on the Security Issue of Climate Refugees
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning refugees from a number of Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States and blocking Syrian refugees indefinitely, hi... -
It's Too Complicated: How the Internet Upends Katz, Smith, and Electronic Surveillance Law
In the midst of these tumultuous times, it's hard to imagine we might get back to normal, rational contemplations of law and policy. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The legal battles continue over President Trump’s executive order banning the entry of immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. On Friday, Judge James Robart of the U.S. District Cou... -
FISC Rejects Claim That Public Has a First Amendment Right to Court Decisions About Bulk Data Collection
Citizens do not have a First Amendment right to read the full court decisions that support the legality of the NSA’s bulk data collection program, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court concluded in... -
The Week That Will Be
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DoD Exempts Cyber from Trump’s Hiring Freeze
On Wednesday, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a memo that clarifies how the Department of Defense (DoD) will implement President Trump’s executive order to freeze all civilian hiring across all de...
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