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The Shameless Revisionism of James Sensenbrenner: Georgetown Law Center Edition
I have previously vented a bit of spleen at Rep. James Sensenbrenner---the former House Judiciary Committee chairman who helped write the Patriot Act---for his CYA behavior with respect to bulk metadata ... -
How Does the President's Policy on Lethal Force Apply in Yemen Today?
Long War Journal reports an airstrike on three AQAP fighters in Hadramout, Yemen, earlier today. By LWJ's count, this would be strike number 23 for the year (suggesting 2013 might fall short of 2012's h... -
This Evening's Vote on NDAA Amendments Regarding GTMO
This evening, the Senate voted on two GTMO-flavored amendments to the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act. One amendment was put forth by Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, and would have (among... -
Lisa Monaco Speech at NYU School of Law
Lisa Monaco, President Obama's counterterrorism advisor, gave the following speech at NYU School of Law this afternoon at this conference put on by the NYU Center for Law and Security on "Law and Strateg... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address. -
Senate Begins Floor Debate on 2014 Defense Authorization
On Monday, the Senate approved in a 91-0 vote to proceed to debate on the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, and floor debate began today. We've covered the competing bills on Lawfare, one passed ... -
Problems with the FISC's Newly-Declassified Opinion on Bulk Collection of Internet Metadata
Yesterday afternoon, the DNI declassified an 87-page FISC opinion authored by Judge Kollar-Kotelly that had allowed a bulk Internet metadata collection under FISA's version of the Pen Register statute, -
Another FISA Document Dump from ODNI
This latest set of declassified documents is related to programs authorized by Sections 501 and 702 of FISA. -
Whose Fault is it if China and Iran Restrict Free Speech? NSA's---Of Course
That, at least, seems to be what Ken Roth---executive director of Human Rights Watch---is arguing in this essay on the New York Review of Books web site. Entitled "The NSA's Global Threat to Free Speech,... -
Senate Hearings on bitcoin
Two hearings in one week on bitcoin. On Monday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on virtual currencies. Panel I Jennifer Shasky Calvery (Testimony) Directo... -
Government Files Brief in D.C. Circuit Gitmo Detainee Civil Case
The government has filed its brief in Al Laithi v. Rumsfeld and Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld, a case involving the consolidated claims of former Guantanamo detainees against former government officials in thei... -
Supreme Court Denies EPIC Mandamus Petition
The Supreme Court today denied the Electronic Privacy Information Center's request for mandamus review of telephony metadata collection under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.
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