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On Senator Paul’s Filibuster
Recall that Senator Paul asked John Brennan whether he believed the President “has the authority to order lethal force, such as a drone strike, against a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil, and without a trial?,”... -
Google's Transparency Report on NSLs
In its latest transparency report published this week, Google began sharing very general data about the number of National Security Letters (NSLs) it receives from the FBI or other government agencies se... -
Sen. Rand Paul Is Still Filibustering the Brennan Confirmation
As the New York Times reports, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been speaking on the Senate floor since before noon in an effort to filibuster the nomination of John Brennan, President Obama’s chief counterter... -
Carrie Cordero Compiles Alarm-Sounding Sequestration Comments
Carrie Cordero, Georgetown’s Director of National Security Studies and a former Justice Department official, writes in with the following useful compilation of administration warnings about the effects o... -
Yeah, But How Does the Taliban Feel About Those Hunger Strikes at Gitmo?
The other day, Steve wrote a post noting a letter from habeas counsel at Guantanamo to the effect that "all but a few" detainees are currently on hunger strike to protest searches and confiscations and a... -
DOJ Seeks Rehearing En Banc in <em>Bahlul</em> to Overturn <em>Hamdan II</em>
Back in January, we devoted a fair amount of attention to the DOJ Supplemental Brief in the al-Bahlul military commission appeal--and the rather significant internal debate within the Administration abou... -
Playing with Robots at Brookings: An Interview with Andrew Borene
A few months ago, I attended a robotics conference in Edina, Minnesota, invited by a gentleman named Andrew Borene, who helped organize it. There were a lot of impressive robots at the conference. But in... -
AG's and Brennan's Responses to Senator Paul's Question About Domestic Drone Strikes Against Citizens
This week, Attorney General Eric Holder and DCIA nominee John Brennan both responded, separately and in writing, to Senator Rand Paul's inquiry regarding the government's authority to use lethal force ag... -
Duke University Law School’s Law, Ethics, and National Security (LENS) Conference
Duke Law School held its annual LENS conference over the weekend. Its theme this year was “Battlefields, Boardrooms, and Backyards: The New Face of National Security Law.” Here is the conference program,... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with Afghanistan news. Amie Ferris-Rotman of Reuters reports that, this summer, NATO will announce the size of the training force that will remain in Afghanistan after most troops leave in 20... -
House Committee Jurisdiction and CISPA
Last year, the House Intelligence Committee passed out a bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that eventually was adopted with bipartisan support in the House of Representative... -
Lawsuit against NYPD by Members of Muslim Community
Last June, a collection of advocacy and religious organizations, businesses, and individuals in New York City and New Jersey filed a federal lawsuit against the City of New York, alleging the New York Ci...
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