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The Moral Vacuity of The Intercept
In our new book, Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media, my co-editors and I talk at some length about what we characterize as the "fundamental tension" that lies at the heart of news reporting today involv... -
HASC Testimony: Towards a Better AUMF
Prepared Testimony of Robert Chesney Charles I. Francis Professor in Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Director, Strauss Center for International Security & Law The University of Texas at Austin Be... -
HASC Testimony: An Alternative to the Administration's AUMF Draft
Prepared Statement of Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution before the House Committee on Armed Services -
Live: Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney Testify Before HASC on AUMF
At 10 am, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney, along with General Jack Keane, will provide testimony before the House Armed Services Committee today regarding the Obama administration's proposed ... -
Monday and Tuesday at the Military Commissions: Al Nashiri
The Al Nashiri military commission proceedings returned Monday for what is scheduled to be two weeks of pre-trial motion hearings. After an off-the-record session in the morning, the commission picked up... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
ISIS has kidnapped scores of people from Assyrian Christian villages during raids in northeastern Syria. Reuters reports that, according to accounts by Syrian Christian activists, 150 people were kidnapp... -
Defense Counsel: 9/11 Case Halted, Pending Change in Judges' Assignment Rule
Wow. This just in from J. Connell III, an attorney for 9/11 defendant Ammar al-Baluchi: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, a military commissions judge ordered a halt to the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay because Depar... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #55: An Interview with Nuala O'Connor
In Episode 55 of the Cyberlaw Podcast, we revive This Week in NSA to explore the claim that GCHQ stole mass quantities of cell phone encryption keys. Meanwhile, Jason explains the complex political batt... -
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on "Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance"
The Senate panel, led by Chairman John Thune (R-SD), will discuss internet governance matters this morning at 10:00 a.m. -
"The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics," by Andrew Small
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Islamic State militants abducted some 70 to 100 Syrian Christians yesterday in a series of raids in Hassakeh province. -
Making Progress on the Encryption Debate
In a recent debate between NSA director Mike Rogers and Yahoo Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos, the topic of law-enforcement restricted access to encrypted communications once again came up...
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