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FISC Rejects Government's Request to Retain Metadata Beyond Five Years
FISC Presiding Judge Reggie B. Walton yesterday rejected the government's request to retain telephony metadata beyond five years. On January 3, 2014, the FISC approved the government's request to collec... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #65: Anthony Romero and Michael Chertoff Go Mano a Mano
This episode doesn't really need much introduction. It's a discussion and debate between Anthony Romero, head of the ACLU, and Michael Chertoff, former DHS Secretary, at a Federalist Society event a coup... -
Two Passports on Malysian Air Stolen
The news is here. European officials confirm that at least two of the passengers whose passports were used to board MH370 were not, in fact, on the plane and that those who boarded the plane were using ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
At Lawfare, the week began as usual: Wells posted our latest podcast, a discussion between a number of senior Brookings scholars on “The State of International Order.” Dan Byman wrote this week’s foreign... -
Extraterritoriality and Human Rights: Time for a Change in the U.S. View?
As Jack has frequently observed, legitimacy and effectiveness often go hand-in-hand. The two comprehensive State Department memoranda by former Legal Adviser (and Yale Law School dean) Harold Koh releas... -
NYT on the United States' Position on Human Rights Treaties
Well worth a read: Charlie Savage's story, for the New York Times, regarding Obama Administration debate over whether the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Convention Against ... -
Ryan Calo on the FAA's Setback on Domestic Drones
"Drones: 1, FAA: 0" is the headline of Ryan Calo's article in Forbes.com about the overturning of an FAA fine against a domestic drone operator. Those who remember the FAA's faintly absurd intervention i... -
Snowden Testimony Before the European Parliament
Apparently Edward Snowden has given this testimony, remotely of course, before the European Parliament. It opens as follows: I would like to thank the European Parliament for the invitation to provide te... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Russia has officially thrown its weight behind the secession of Crimea. The New York Times reports that the Russian parliament announced that Russia would support Crimea if it were to secede from Ukraine... -
Susan Landau on Making Sense of Snowden, Part II
Susan Landau has a follow-up to her earlier piece on the significance of Snowden’s revelations. This piece focuses on “collection of stored meta-data, surveillance of communications content, and secur... -
Security Programs take Center Stage in Austin During South by Southwest
If you've never been to Austin during South by Southwest, you are truly missing out. SXSW season begins today with the SXSW Interactive and Film Festivals, and I'm happy to report that the Strauss Cente... -
A Ukraine-Russia Issue: Does It Violate LOAC to Shed Your Identification While Still in Uniform?
That is the claim put forward, with gusto, by Jonathan Eyal of the Royal United Services Institute in this Guardian article. Eyal correctly notes the importance of the principle of distinction, and more...
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