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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let’s start this week with famous American expatriate, Edward Snowden, whose interview with NBC’s Brian Williams aired on Wednesday. Ben was "unmoved" by it, pointing to Snowden’s unwillingness to submit... -
Today in Al-Nashiri
No open session today, either; only an ex parte, in camera session between the court and prosecutors. Which is to say: this week's hearing has come to a close, so far as Lawfare's coverage is concerned.... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Ritika mentioned in yesterday’s news coverage of the Williams-Snowden interview, the latter claimed that he initially sought to alert NSA officials to his concerns---among other things by emailing the... -
Thoughts on Edward Snowden's Interview
Let’s give Edward Snowden his due: He did himself a lot of good in his interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, which aired last night. He presents well, coming across as earnest, thoughtful and intelligent.... -
Snowden Correspondence with NSA OGC [UPDATED]
The ODNI Tumblr site today posted April 2013 e-mail correspondence between Edward Snowden and the NSA's Office of General Counsel---the only such correspondence NSA says it has found. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
We begin with coverage and analysis of President Obama’s speech at West Point yesterday. -
Why Drone Strikes in Pakistan Have Stopped (and Will It Last?)
Did you know that we have not carried out drone strikes in Pakistan since 2013? A story from Ken Dilanian (now at AP) today does a nice job of laying out the many reasons why: 1. Fewer targets ("Many ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #21: An Interview with Peter Schaar
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Today in Al-Nashiri: Closed Session
Today promises only closed argument on the government's motion to have the military judge reconsider his order for extensive discovery into the CIA's RDI program. (Open argument was held yesterday.) We... -
Is the Administration Planning to Engage Congress on the AUMF in Late 2014?
One of the nice things about major presidential speeches is that they often are occasions during which reporters separately get to grill unnamed "senior administration officials" for clarification. So i... -
5/28 Session #4: On the Motion to Reconsider the RDI Discovery Order
We return from a recess-ette. The parties quickly handle AE272, in which the defense asks the commission to replicate, in this case, a ruling entered in the 9/11 case. Recall that in the latter, the FB... -
"A Debate One Year after Snowden: The Future of U.S. Surveillance Authorities"
We will hold an event at the Brookings Institution a week from tomorrow, which marks the anniversary of the first Snowden disclosures. Lawfare readers will be familiar with the all the participants and t...
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