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USG Drops Opposition to Granting the Writ in GTMO Habeas Case
That is the gist of this quite important filing, made today by the Justice Department, in the case of Idris v. Obama. It begins: Respondents respectfully submit this response to Petitioner’s Motion... -
Video of Today's Judiciary Committee Hearing on NSA
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Kudos to the Department of State
It isn't strictly a national security law topic, but I thought I would share my experience in renewing my passport this past week. I returned home from Abu Dhabi on September 21, with a passport that wa... -
Senator Feinstein on the Shutdown's Consequences for the IC, and for National Security
The Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), made a lengthy floor statement yesterday on the ongoing government shutdown. Her remarks dedicated a section to the fiasco's ... -
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Lessons From Ohio: State Governments and Facial Recognition
Today, I have a piece over at Security States, a joint project of Lawfare and The New Republic which just got underway this week. -
October 2 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on FISA: Video and Testimony
Despite the government shutdown, the Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with its planned hearing on FISA. -
New Lawfare Wiki Document Library Resources: An NSA/Leaks/FISA Page
Here's a new addition to the Lawfare Wiki Document Library: A set of resources on this year's FISA leaks and declassifications. Our amazing intern, Nicholas Basciano, is still working it---so please emai... -
Oral Argument Recap: NYT & ACLU v. United States
Tuesday’s oral argument in the New York Times and American Civil Liberties Union’s Freedom of Information Act cases before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals spent as much time clarifying the basic issu... -
Military Commission Denies Defense's IT-related Motion to Abate Proceedings in 9/11 Case
That apparently is the gist of AE155, an order handed down today down at Guantanamo---but still not yet available on the military commissions' website. (We've covered this litigation in detail, most rec... -
On Monday's Argument in Al-Bahlul
Just as performers sometimes single out one member of the audience to reach, advocates in an en banc rehearing at a federal appeals court don’t always expect to win over a majority. The government showe... -
West LegalEdcenter Webcast: “The NSA Disclosures: What Do We Really Know Now?”---Now Available On Demand
For those readers who missed our experiment with live webcast programming through the West LegalEdcenter, here's your second chance.
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