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9/11 Case Motions Hearing: April 14 Session
Today marks the beginning of a four-day hearing in the 9/11 case, a.k.a. United States v. Mohammed et al. Lawfare will cover the session, with almost-live updates from a Closed Circuit TV viewing facil... -
The Week That Will Be
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Statement of the Chief Prosecutor on This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
You'll find it here. And that's as good a reminder as any that, tomorrow, Lawfare will resume coverage of pretrial motions hearings in United States v. Mohammed et. al. This week's four-day session wil... -
The Aboutalebi Visa Denial: U.S. Law and Historical Precedents
President Obama’s decision to deny a visa to Iran’s would-be Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi, is based on U.S. law dating back to 1947 and has numerous historical precedents. Although... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Preventing the Proliferation of Armed Drones
Editor’s Note: Drone warfare and its many implications is a favorite subject for Lawfare readers. Yet even as the United States develops policies for the use of drones on and off the battlefield, it must... -
More on USG Policy on Cyber Vulnerabilities
This morning I wondered why the USG could not say more about its policy (assuming it had one) on stockpiling v. -
Exploring the Effect of NSA Disclosures on the U.S. Technology Industry
This past Monday, I had the honor of moderating a panel organized by students at the American University Washington College of Law’s National Security Law Brief, on Understanding the Global Implications ... -
Lawfare Podcast, Episode #70: Bruce Schneier on Technology and Privacy
Bruce Schneier of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School gave a keynote address at the National Security Agency at the Crossroads conference Bobby put together at UT-Austin las... -
The Week That Was
Once again, FISA was front and center on Laware this week. Tim Edgar gave us a lesson in intelligence surveillance law 101, defining terms like “incidental collection” and “collection over the wire.” Ch... -
Cyber Paradox: Every Offensive Weapon is a (Potential) Chink in Our Defense -- and Vice Versa
As Ben notes, the USG denied a Bloomberg News report that the “U.S. -
NSA Knew About and Exploited Heartbleed---Unless it Didn't
The other day, walking out of Aikido class, I was chatting with a friend about Heartbleed. I joked that the latest revelation reminded me of a scene from the classic Martin Scorsese movie, After Hours. I... -
Cyber Threat Information and the Antitrust Canard
Those of us who tried to do big things in government have learned to be grateful for small things. Yesterday, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission jointly declare...
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