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India Debates Going Dark
The on-going debate on encryption and exceptional access for law enforcement agencies to encrypted communication—which recent attacks in Paris and California have only intensified—is also being closely s... -
National Security Highlights from the 5th GOP Presidential Debate
On Tuesday Night, CNN hosted the fifth Republican primary debate of the 2016 campaign in cooperation with Facebook. The debate featured candidates Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), forme... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled a massive omnibus tax and spending package late last night, Politico reports. The full text, totalling over 2000 pages, includes $1.149 trillion in spending... -
ECPA and the Omnibus
While we are at it, I thought I would also call attention to this provision of the Omnibus. It appears in the section which funds the financial services agencies (that is, it applies to the IRS, SEC, FT... -
Corporate Liability and the ATS: Arab Bank Appeal Continues to Define Kiobel Legacy
At a time of heightened concern over a new wave of terrorism financing -
The Cybersecurity Act of 2015
We have white smoke. Finally, after 8 years of discussion Congress has passed a cybersecurity information sharing bill. The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 is Division N of the omnibus spending bill that wil... -
Hillary Clinton on Encryption as a Problem to be Solved
Yesterday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined her national security plan against the Islamic State, speaking at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. -
China’s Harassment of Civilian Ships and Aircraft in the South China Sea Reminds Us Why We Need More U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations
In response to U.S. freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea, the Chinese government has repeatedly stated that it is fully committed to respecting freedom of navigation in the region. Mos... -
Have Presidents Denied the Constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution? Savage and Griffin Debate the Question
Just a quick note to draw attention to an interesting debate under way between Charlie Savage of the New York Times (and author of Power Wars) and Steve Griffin of Tulane (and author of Long Wars and the... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #93: An Interview with Rod Beckstrom
Our guest for episode 93 is Rod Beckstrom, who started DHS’s National Cybersecurity Center and then headed ICANN. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Los Angeles public schools were shut down today and all students and faculty were sent home after police received what they considered a credible bomb threat against the school system. -
Israeli Targeting Procedures and the Concept of Proportionality
Yesterday found me in Israel listening—not for the first time—to a briefing on Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeting practices during Operation Protective Edge, the 2014 military operation against Hamas ...
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