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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Defense Department announced today that a U.S. airstrike in Mosul, Iraq has killed Ali Awni al Harzi, a “person of interest” in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Har... -
Mike Lewis, 1964-2015
Navy “Top Guns” are not primarily known for their commitment to scholarship. But Mike Lewis, a former Top Gun and professor at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, who passed away at age 50... -
In Memoriam: Professor Mike Lewis
I am so very, very sorry to report the passing of a friend and colleague, Professor Mike Lewis of Ohio Northern. Did you ever meet Mike? You'll remember him if you did. What a charming, smart, and goo... -
The D.C. Circuit's Thoroughly Convincing Decision in <em>al-Nashiri</em>
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The Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with James Baker
James Baker, General Counsel of the FBI, is our guest on this week’s podcast. He fearlessly tackles the FBI’s aerial surveillance capabilities, stingrays, “Going Dark,” encryption, and the bureau’s somet... -
Al-Nashiri: DC Circuit Finds Jurisdiction to Issue Mandamus Relief, But Declines to Do So
The opinion for the unanimous three-judge panel was authored by Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson. -
Release from The Islamic State's Wilayat Sinai: “Military Operations for the Month of May-June 2015"
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Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry Report on Gaza Released
Here it is. Here's the press release that accompanies it: GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information poin... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United Nations has released a report on last summer’s conflict in Gaza, finding that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed violations of international humanitarian law that “may amount to war... -
Patel Decided
Boy, talk about making a mistake. On Monday I confidently predicted the pending decision in City of Los Angeles v. Patel, saying, among other things that "Most observers (including me) think that the Co... -
Iran’s Parliament has Just Voted to Ban Inspectors from Military Sites. American Negotiators Better Develop Some Spine.
On Sunday, an overwhelming majority of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, voted to ban access by IAEA inspectors to all military sites, documents and scientists. As one might imagine, that sort of acces... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, June 22nd at 12 pm: The Wilson Center will host U.S. Senator Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT), who will outline A New Foreign Policy for Ame...
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