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Al-Liby Transferred to SDNY
That's the gist of this afternoon's AP wire report, which just ran in the Washington Post: WASHINGTON — After a weeklong interrogation aboard a U.S. warship, a Libyan al-Qaida suspect is now in New Yor... -
On Proliferating State and Local Surveillance Technologies
Over at Security States, I have this piece up, about the proliferation of city- and state-operated surveillance technologies---and the need to pair collection rules for these technologies with effective... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let's start with the domestic developments: A dry-ice bomb exploded in a men's bathroom at Los Angeles International Airport last night. -
23rd Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference
Don't forget to register for this year's event, scheduled for October 31-November 1 at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington. Here are all the details, including the agenda and list of speakers. 23rd Annual Re... -
Cyber Conflict Bibliography
My colleague at The George Washington University Law School, Lori Fossum, has just published a Cyber Conflict Bibliography. For those interested in cybersecurity (and particularly cyber warfare) it is a... -
American Paralysis and Troubles in the South China Sea: A Primer on the Philippines-China Arbitration
In response to the government shutdown at home, President Obama decided last week to cancel his planned participation in a series of Asian and Pacific summits. -
Readings: Ashley Deeks on Domestic (International) Humanitarian Law
Ashley Deeks (UVA and Lawfare) has posted a book chapter to SSRN, "Domestic Humanitarian Law: Developing the Law of War in Domestic Courts," which will appear in D. Jinks, J. Maogoto, S. Solomon (eds.), ... -
Thoughts About the Obama Administration’s Counterterrorism Paradigm in Light of the Al-Liby and Ikrima Operations
Mary DeRosa and Marty Lederman, both of whom were senior national security lawyers in the Obama administration, have a helpful if somewhat hopeful post at Just Security on the significance of the recent ... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #44: Matt Apuzzo on Najibullah Zazi and NSA Surveillance Programs
Bruce Riedel, Director of the Intelligence Project, hosted Matt Apuzzo at the Brookings Institution for a discussion of his new book “Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD’s Secret Spying Unit and bin Laden’s ... -
Readings: Ashley Deeks, "The Observer Effect"
UVA's (and Lawfare's own) Ashley Deeks has posted a new article to SSRN, "The Observer Effect: National Security Litigation, Policy Changes, and Judicial Deference," forthcoming (November 2013) in Fordha... -
Update in NYT v. Department of Justice
Here is a quick update in New York Times v. Department of Justice. That's the Second Circuit case regarding the DOJ's responses to Freedom of Information Act requests, filed by the New York Times and Am... -
NSA Fallout Continues -- Internet Governance May Change
One of the most significant questions in cyberspace is the long term governance of the domain. For years the United States has had an influential role in that governance (mostly, in my view, to the bene...
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