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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 ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the explosion in downtown Manhattan on Saturday night and a bombing elsewhere in New Jersey, the New York Times reports. Ahmed Khan Rahami, a U.S. citizen b... -
No Pardon for Snowden but a Commutation for Chelsea Manning
Let’s start with an obvious point: As Jack Goldsmith pointed out last week, President Obama is not going to pardon Edward Snowden. It’s just not going to happen. Period. And everyone involved in the camp... -
Interrogating Ahmad Khan Rahami
Police in New Jersey have located and arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami, the prime suspect in the Chelsea and New Jersey bombings. Rahami fired on the officers who found him, striking two of them and then being... -
NY State Cyber Regulation for Banks: A Model?
On September 13, 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a set of proposed cybersecurity regulations for financial services companies that fall under the jurisdiction of the New York State Departm... -
A Convenient Terrorism Threat
Not all countries that suffer from terrorism are innocent victims doing their best to fight back. Many governments, including several important U.S. allies, simultaneously fight and encourage the terrori... -
The Evolving Law of Global Killing
PDF version A review of Theoretical Boundaries of Armed Conflict and Human Rights, edited by Jens David Ohlin (Cambridge University Press, 2016). *** -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, September 19th at 4pm: Arthur T. Downey will lecture on his recent book, The Cold War: Law, Lawyers, Spies and Crises in an event at the... -
Livestream of "How Should We Govern Government Hacking?"
Today from 9:15am to 12:30pm, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute is hosting a panel event on How Should We Govern Government Hacking? A livestream of the event is below. -
The Islamic State's "Homo Jihadus"
Editor's Note: It's hard to know what aspect of the Islamic State is most disturbing, but high on the list is the use of children as suicide bombers and executioners. Jacob Olidort of the Washington Inst... -
The Lawfare Podcast: An Interview with Independent Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin
It's been an unusual election season so far to put it mildly. Among the many other unexpected or unprecedented occurrences that have taken place over the course of the 2016 campaign season, we've seen ma... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Timothy Edgar explained the nuanced reasons why he has publicly voiced support for Edward Snowden’s campaign for a public pardon. Jack Goldsmith responded decisively both by predicting that President Oba...
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