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Charging Snowden With...Murder? Really?
Offered without (or only a little) further comment: this piece from The Hill, and a rather eyebrow-raising quotation therein from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers regarding Edward Snowde... -
Government Files Response in Allaithi v. Rumsfeld
The government has filed its response to six Guantanamo detainees' August 25, 2014 petition for en banc rehearing in Allaithi v. Rumsfeld. The detainees argued that (1) the Supreme Court's recent decisio... -
Defendants in United States v. Muhtorov Move to Compel Notice of Surveillance Techniques
As Orin Kerr has already noted on this site, the Department of Justice policy offers very little “notice” to criminal defendants of the surveillance techniques used to obtain evidence. The defendants in... -
Audio of Last Week's ODNI Conference at the University of Texas
I am happy to report that we now have the audio from last week’s conference at the University of Texas exploring the lessons learned from the past ten years’ experience under the ODNI and NCTC. The even... -
PRB Recommends Repatriation for One Saudi Detainee, Continued Detention for Another
Yesterday the Periodic Review Board recommended the repatriation of Muhammad Murdi Issa al-Zahrani, a Saudi detainee who has been held in Guantanamo for 12 years after being captured in Afghanistan in 20... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
According to Reuters, the United Kingdom has authorized “spy planes and armed drones to fly surveillance missions over Syria.” London’s statement that it would send Reaper drones and Rivet Joint surveill... -
Some Implications of President Obama’s Plans to Sidestep Congress on Iranian Sanctions
David Sanger recently reported that the Executive branch thinks it can suspend “the vast majority” of congressional sanctions unilaterally if it reaches a deal with Iran to forestall that nation’s nuclea... -
Sweeping Claims and Casual Legal Analysis in the Latest U.N. Mass Surveillance Report
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Pushing Treaty Limits?
Suppose the United States government helps to negotiate, and subsequently champions, certain framework treaties--ones justly viewed as imposing significant constraints on all signatories. Down the road, ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The US-led coalition fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched new airstrikes in Kobani, a Syrian town along the Syrian-Turkish border. -
Chertoff Ties Visa Waiver Program With Surveillance Tools
In a recent speech at The Heritage Foundation, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff made the case for continuing the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). On the surface, his speech addressed only... -
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