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The Security Council Resolution on Syria: Is it Legally Binding?
There has been much commentary about the fact that the new (and as yet unnumbered) U.N. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare In One Post
A rather important hearing was held Thursday, in the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. -
Damning With the Faintest of Praise
I had an interesting exchange on Twitter this morning with Glenn Greenwald about his description of me as a "virulent NSA defender." He has now posted the following update to the post in question, which ... -
Unearthed Documents Show that NSA Illegally Spied on Senators, Civil Rights Leaders, and the Media*
* - Or, at least, it did over forty years ago. In a new piece at Foreign Policy, Matthew M. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today, we start with Syria and – for once – some constructive news. The United States, Russia, UK, China and France have come to an agreement in the United Nations Security Council that “would require Sy... -
The NSA, Oversight, the Law, and Why Compliance is the Ball Game
For the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday, I prepared a written statement for the record, and I had intended merely to summarize that statement in my oral presentation. Two things happened ... -
Text of Draft Syrian Resolution
The NYT has the text of the draft UN Security Council Resolution on Syria. The most important paragraph is the penultimate one, which states that the Security Council “[d]ecides, in the event of non-com... -
Video of Today's Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing
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Oral Argument Preview: Abdul Razak Ali v. Obama
Friday morning, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in a habeas appeal brought by Abdul Razak Ali, who also goes by the name of Saeed Bakhouch. -
Filling the Post of Secretary at DHS
According to Daniel Klaidman at The Daily Beast the Administration has already had two candidates decline the offer to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security. The delay is troubling -- the more ... -
September 26 Senate Committee Hearing on FISA: Witness Testimony
Below you'll find links to all the prepared testimony associated with today's open hearing, a rarity, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Panel I (joint statement) Director of National... -
My Statement Today Before the Senate Intelligence Committee
The following is my my prepared statement for today's hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
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