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The DoJ Addresses the Relevance Question as to Section 215
When the Verizon telephony metadata issue first broke, I posed the following question about the government's legal position: Because we have only the order itself, not the application that underlies it, ... -
Oral Argument Preview: Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta
Tomorrow morning, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will hear arguments on the government's motion to dismiss in Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta. The lawsuit was filed l... -
Readings: Kevin Jon Heller Watches "Crossing Lines" for Its Imaginary International Criminal Law
"Crossing Lines" is a new NBC cop series this season that features ... well, here's the plot description at Wikipedia: Based in The Hague, a fictionalized version of the International Criminal Court's sp... -
The Importance of Diplomatic Immunity
I write, speak, and testify periodically about the reciprocal importance for the United States and U.S. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
DNI General Counsel Robert S. Litt will deliver an address on privacy, technology, and national security at Brookings tomorrow---register here. Fall out from yesterday's House Judiciary Committee hearin... -
The Construction of the NDAA in Hedges
Judge Lewis Kaplan's excellent Second Circuit opinion in Hedges yesterday should end the controversy over whether the 2012 NDAA expands or merely codifies the government's AUMF detention authority---thou... -
Robert Litt at Brookings Tomorrow
This event tomorrow morning is sure to be timely and of great interest to Lawfarers in the area: Privacy, Technology and National Security: An Overview of Intelligence Collection An Address by General C... -
DNI General Counsel to Speak at Brookings Tomorrow
Robert S. Litt, General Counsel to the Director of National Intelligence, will speak at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Brookings Institution's Saul-Zilkha auditorium. Unsurprisingly given recent events, Litt's ... -
Would Egypt Coup Sanctions Apply to Military Aid?
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said today that any cut-off of foreign assistance to Egypt that might be required by U.S. -
USG Appeals DDC Counsel Access Ruling to DCCA; Obtains Stay
The order entering the stay, by Circuit Judges Rogers, Brown, and Kavanaugh, is here. It essentially pauses enforcement of last week's order, by Judge Royce Lamberth, that partially invalidated certain ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Hadas Gold of Politico reports that Sen. -
CA2 Decides Hedges, Concludes that Plaintiffs Lack Standing
The opinion, which I've only now begun to skim, is here. From the decision's opening paragraphs: On December 31, 2011, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...
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