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The Tanking of US-German Relations: A Recent History in Links
If you've been focused the last few weeks on ISIS, on Gaza, on the Iran deal, or on the Afghan elections, you might have missed the precipitous decline of U.S.-German relations that is taking place befor... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 280 passengers and 15 crew members, crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border. Reuters notes that all 295 people aboard di... -
<em>Al Bahlul</em> and Article III: A Reply to Marty and Steve
Marty and Steve’s post on al Bahlul (and Steve’s post here) is right that the D.C. -
A Brief Reply to Jack and Peter on <em>Al Bahlul</em>
This morning, Marty Lederman and I have posted a detailed analysis of Monday’s en banc D.C. Circuit decision in al Bahlul—and what it portends for the future of military commissions, especially with resp... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, after Hamas refused to sign a cease-fire agreement with Israel, Secretary of State John Kerry declared, “I cannot condemn strongly enough the actions of Hamas.” The Wall Street Journal notes t... -
Bahlul and the Power of Congress to Define International Law
In Al-Bahlul, the en banc D.C. Circuit resolved some quite important issues regarding military commissions, but declined to address other no less important ones. Among other things, the full court opted ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #28: An Interview with David Medine
Our guest this week is Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), David Medine. We do a deep dive into the 702 program and the PCLOB’s report recommending several changes to it. -
Transatlantic Dialogue on IHL and IHRL
Hot on the heels of the transatlantic dialogue event in Germany on surveillance law and policy, about which Russ has a fascinating post here, I'm happy to report that there is a similar event taking plac... -
Opinion from D.C. Circuit in Ralls v. CFIUS
Here it is; you'll find some background here and here. Today's ruling from a panel of the D.C. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Iraqi lawmakers have broken political deadlock and elected Sunni lawmaker Salim al-Jubouria as the new speaker of parliament, the Associated Press reports. The election is a first step to forming a new g... -
Privacy and Power: A Reflection on the German-American Intelligence Crisis
The Germans are angry. They have been simmering since Edward Snowden’s disclosures last summer revealed the startling extent of American intelligence-gathering and data-collection activities in Europe. ... -
USG Files Opening Brief in Klayman Appeal
Yesterday the government filed its opening brief in Klayman v. Obama, in a bid to overturn D.C. District Court Judge Richard J.
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