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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Surveillance Authorities at 2PM
At 2pm today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is will hold an oversight hearing on U.S. government surveillance authorities. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ambassador James F. Dobbins testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday that the Obama administration still believes it possible to sign a security pact with Afghanistan that would ... -
This Year's NDAA: A Big Win for the Administration on Guantanamo
I have only had a chance to look briefly at the Guantanamo-related provisions of the House-Senate compromise NDAA, but the text looks to me like a big win for the Obama administration---and for common se... -
Full Text of and Explanatory Statement on this Year's NDAA
In case you're having trouble sleeping tonight, here is the 1,105-page full text of the compromise NDAA and the mere 532-page Joint Explanatory Statement on the bill. I'll have comments as soon as I go t... -
Just How Intrusive Are Those GTMO Searches, Anyway?
Quite intrusive, it seems---at least according to this letter filing, which was submitted yesterday in Hatim v. Obama, the "Counsel Access Case." Oral argument also was held yesterday, as y'all likely kn... -
Brennan Center Report Slams Current State & Local CT Programs
The Brennan Center for Justice released today a new report titled “National Security and Local Police.” They conducted surveys of more than a dozen major police departments and their affiliated state or... -
Reflections on U.S. Economic Espionage, Post-Snowden
Cheng Li’s and Ryan McElveen’s good post over the weekend (via Daniel Byman) sparked the following reflections on U.S. economic espionage, post-Snowden. Li and McElveen nicely summarize U.S.-Chinese rel... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The world mourns Nelson Mandela's passing today. A memorial service was held in Soweto, South Africa. Members of the House and Senate armed services committees have reached a deal regarding the 2014 Nat... -
A National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
As 2013 draws to a close, I was reflecting on some of the things that happened, and some of the things that did not. One that struck me is that we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the "National Str... -
Guantanamo Provisions in Compromise 2014 NDAA
Monday evening, Senate and House armed services committee leaders announced that a compromise has been largely reached with regard to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act. Among those matters incl... -
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Oral Argument Recap: The Counsel Access Case
The snow-drizzle may have slowed down the first two branches of government and every nonprofit in town on Monday morning, but the judiciary didn't budge much: oral argument this morning in the appeal of ...
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