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The Elephant in the Room: Addressing Child Exploitation and Going Dark
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Does Steve Bannon’s Role on the Principals Committee Require Senate Confirmation?
President Trump’s customary presidential memo setting the organization of the National Security Council has caused a fair amount of consternation in the national security community. The fact that the Dir... -
Yes, the New Acting Attorney General Can Sign FISA Applications
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has been fired by President Trump for her decision to order DOJ to not defend the current Administration’s executive order on immigration in court. The New York Times ... -
What Yates Should Have Done
Let me start by saying that I share the moral sentiment behind Sally Yates’s order to the Justice Department not to defend Trump’s Executive Order. -
Quick Thoughts On Sally Yates’ Unpersuasive Statement
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates—who was Barack Obama’s Deputy Attorney General and has been running DOJ until Jeff Sessions is confirmed—today sent a letter to top Justice Department officials announ... -
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Refuses to Enforce Trump Refugee EO
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has announced in a letter to Department of Justice staff that the Department will not be enforcing President Trump's executive order excluding immigrants and refugees ... -
Decoding the 2017 NDAA’s Provisions on DoD Cyber Operations
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Chicago Tribune informs us that protests erupted outside the White House and in cities around the United States in response to President Trump’s executive order temporarily banning entry of refugees ... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, January 30th at 1:30pm: The U.S. Institute of Peace will host a conversation with Pakistani Opposition Leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on ... -
ECPA Reform 2.0: Previewing the Debate in the 115th Congress
On January 9th, Reps. Yoder and Polis re-introduced the Email Privacy Act to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (there is no Senate companion bill yet). ECPA sets forth the rules for... -
The Unintended Irony of the Trump Immigration EO
The President's new Executive Order on immigration has caused significant confusion at the nation's borders -- and that is an understatement. One of the most controversial and most confusing aspects of ... -
Why Trump’s Policies Will Increase Terrorism—and Why Trump Might Benefit as a Result
President Trump’s Executive Order severely restricting visa-holders and refugees’ freedom to enter the United States is not only immoral and un-American—it’s also likely to fail on its own terms and lead...
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