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An Updated WPR Report to Congress
The White House today released a "Report Consistent with the War Powers Resolution," concerning deployments of U.S. force equipped for combat. Nothing too exciting or novel here, on first glance at least... -
Reminder: Hearing in the 9/11 Case Next Week
Next week's session will be a bit shorter than usual, so far as Lawfare's coverage is concerned: though the pre-trial motions hearing will commence on Monday, that day's proceedings will be closed. The ... -
Chris Inglis Steps Down at NSA
Shane Harris reports over at Foreign Policy: Chris Inglis, the deputy director of the National Security Agency and its highest-ranking civilian leader, stepped down from his post this week and will form... -
Matinee Idols: Ryan Lizza's Flawed Account of Surveillance Law
Ryan Lizza’s piece in this week’s New Yorker, “State of Deception,” is essential reading for those interested in surveillance and civil liberties. It is a gripping account of the history of the NSA tele... -
Privacy in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
My friend Stewart Baker has likened the privacy requirements of the draft NIST framework to a "privacy tax." His fear, which has sound economic force, is that the imposition of privacy protective requir... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
What is the status of a long-pending report on the CIA's counterterrorism interrogation methods? According to the The Atlantic, the Obama Administration has been sitting on the 6,000-page tome, in which... -
(Very) Quick Reactions to Proposed NSA Reforms
It is precarious to comment on a leaked version of broad conclusions from a government report. But I think the NYT and WSJ accounts of the recommendations by the President’s Review Group on Intelligence... -
The Envelope, Please
The Onion ranks this year's "Top 2 Tsarnaevs of 2013." -
Has the NRO Lost Its Mind?
From the department of Not a Joke, Appearances Notwithstanding comes this article from Forbes. My only explanation for this is that the folks over at the National Reconnaissance Office must be having a l... -
Solicitor General Recommends Supreme Court Remand Samantar Case to Fourth Circuit
On Wednesday, the Solicitor General filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant, vacate, and remand (“GVR”) the Samantar case to the Fourth Circuit after that Circuit’s surprising decision la... -
Foreign Official Immunity & Executive Branch Law-Making
Earlier this week the Solicitor General filed its brief in Samantar v. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
In what the New York Times is calling a “major step towards transparency,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel publicly acknowledged the presence of U.S. forces at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center ...
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