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Middle East Ticker: Syria Ceasefire Collapses and New Aid Package for Israel
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International Terrorism Prosecutions: Extraditions
In a federal district court in Washington, D.C. this past Thursday, Irfan Demirtas pleaded guilty to providing material support to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). Unlike many of the recent FBI... -
In Defense of the Washington Post's Much Maligned Snowden Editorial
To see the Snowdenistas and many media elites clutching for their smelling salts, you’d think my former colleagues at the Washington Post editorial page had stabbed Edward Snowden in the back after swear... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Making the Rubble Bounce
In a law-heavy news roundup, Katie Cassel and I talk about New York’s dangerously prescriptive cybersecurity regs for banks and insurers. Maury Shenk and I uncover the seamy industrial politics behind th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The father of the man suspected of engineering the bombs found in New York City and New Jersey on Saturday told police in 2014 that his son was a “terrorist,” briefly opening an FBI investigation, the Ne... -
Public Opinion on National Security: The End of the GOP's Advantage?
Normally, when a terrorist attack happens, the shakeup in public opinion is thought to help Republicans. And many commentators today are wondering whether the attacks in New York and New Jersey might thu... -
Racing to the Finish Line, Ignoring the Cliff: The Challenges after Mosul
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. *** -
CRS Report on "The Advocacy of Terrorism on the Internet: Freedom of Speech Issues and Material Support Statutes"
The Congressional Research Service has issued a new report on "The Advocacy of Terrorism on the Internet: Freedom of Speech Issues and Material Support Statutes." The report is available below and can al... -
When Is Property Not Property?
One sometimes thinks that consistency is the stock-in-trade of attorneys. We insist (sometimes even foolishly, pace Emerson) that words have consistent meaning and that the implications of how we use the... -
Why Global Privacy Should Matter to Americans: A Reply to Jack Goldsmith
Jack Goldsmith’s response to my call for a pardon for Edward Snowden deserves a reply. I also have a few thoughts on what Susan Hennessey and Ben Wittes have now added to the debate. -
Attribution of Malicious Cyber Incidents: From Soup to Nuts
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Clemency for Snowden? What the Debate Can’t Tell Us
Prior to last week, one might have been forgiven for thinking that Edward Snowden had fallen out of the news. Now, however, Oliver Stone’s new film Snowden and the ACLU-Amnesty International campaign to ...
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