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<em>Spokeo</em> and National Security/Foreign Relations Law – Especially <em>Zivotofsky</em>
The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Spokeo v. Robins, a Fair Credit Reporting Act case which might appear to have little connection to national security and foreign relations law. But the c... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Saudi-led airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital of Sanaa overnight, targeting a residential district and killing several civilians, according to residents. Reuters notes that the strikes, which also hit a mi... -
New AP Poll on U.S. Targeted Killing Program
A new AP-GFK poll released today finds broad swaths of the American public continue to strongly support the U.S. targeted killing program. The poll was conducted in the days immediately following Preside... -
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China Worried By New US Cyber Strategy. "China's Defence Ministry expressed concern on Thursday at the Pentagon's updated cyber strategy that stresses the U.S. -
The Middle East Ticker
UN inquiry finds Israeli munitions killed civilians sheltering in UNRWA schools, also finds Hamas used (separate) UNRWA schools to store missiles and fire at Israelis. A special investigative panel desig... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal reveals that the FBI helped facilitate a ransom payment to al Qaeda for Warren Weinstein, the kidnapped U.S. aid worker who, it was revealed last week, was inadvertently killed by... -
The Obama Administration-Zarif Disagreement About What the Iran Deal Will Do, and the Implications for the Iran Review Bill
One side is wrong. The Obama administration has made plain that the deal it is negotiating with Iran will be non-binding under international law, will not be converted to a binding international agreeme... -
Rational Security is Back on Schedule
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The Triple Entente Beer Summit is Fast Approaching
May 7, 6:00-9:00 pm Tickets for "The Triple Entente Beer Summit" are available here. -
"Documents on the Law of UN Peace Operations," by Bruce Oswald, Helen Durham, and Adrian Bates
Published by Oxford UP (2010) Reviewed by His Serenity, the Book Reviews Editor -
Another Response to the New York Times Flap
An intelligence community reader writes in with the following response to my post this morning on Dean Baquet's interview with Jack: The issue is not [only] whether the true name and affiliation [of the ... -
DoD Announces Departure of General Counsel Stephen Preston
That's the news from the Pentagon this hour. Preston will step down from his position as General Counsel at the end of June to join the faculty at Yale Law School. The Defense Department released the fo...
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