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A Note to Readers New and Old
Yesterday morning, I had pleasure of speaking to the great Ira Glass of This American Life about my piece on President Trump’s executive order on refugees and visas. Later on, Glass sent me a lovely note... -
Episode 2 of the National Security Law Podcast: Immigration Constraints, Ground Ops in Yemen...
Still no music, but Steve Vladeck and I have posted Episode 2 of our new National Security Law Podcast, “If You Thought That Last Executive Order Was Controversial…” In it, we discuss President Trump’s ... -
The Yemen Raid: Highlighting Four Key Issues
It is hardly uncommon for the United States to use force against AQAP targets in Yemen. Since 2012, we’ve averaged more than two dozen operations every year (see, e.g., here and here). By and large, th... -
A Precedent for Democrats on the Classy Way to Handle Neil Gorsuch
Neil Gorsuch is an eminent jurist who is undoubtedly qualified to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. So too is Merrick Garland. In the law of the jungle that now governs the confirmation proce... -
The Special Obligation of the Advocates of Strong National Security Measures
Years ago, then-New Republic editor Michael Kinsley famously joked that he was going to change the name of the magazine to Even the Liberal New Republic, a quip on the uncomfortable frequency with which ... -
British Parliament Votes to Allow May to Invoke Article 50, Start Brexecution
In an overwhelming show of “Brexit” support, the British House of Commons has voted to support a bill that grants Prime Minister Theresa May the power to begin Brexit negotiations. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Goldsmith v. Lederman on Yates
On Monday, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates ordered the Justice Department not to defend President Trump's executive order banning refugees and immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries, only to... -
Draft EO on Interrogation: Should We Expect the Military to Protect Us from Ourselves?
Although the White House is now disavowing the draft executive order on detention and interrogation, the document has revived debate on the legal prohibitions against torture and on President Trump’s -
Neil Gorsuch on National Security Law
Last night, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the ninth seat on the Supreme Court. We have mined Judge Gorsuch’s opinions in the areas likely of i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States. Gorsuch clerked for two Suprem... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Corin Stone
Our guest for episode 148 of the podcast is Corin Stone, the Executive Director of the National Security Agency. Corin handles some tough questions—should the new team dump PPD-28, how is morale at the ... -
What Does Russian Hacking of the U.S. Election Mean for the Rest of the World?
Russian involvement in the US presidential election, as formally alleged by the Obama administration, represents a constitutional moment for state conduct in cyberspace. On the one hand, it could catalyz...
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