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Job Board Spammed
Well, that didn't take long. Yesterday, I posted a wiki job board on Lawfare so that people who are hiring in the field of national security law could reach those looking for work in the field. I expecte... -
CybersecurityLegislation Lives ... Maybe
Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement today: REID: SENATE WILL HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE TO PASS CYBERSECURITY LEGISLATION Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the ... -
Yousef Wanted to Cooperate, New York Times Reports
In today's New York Times is this article by Ben Weiser about some information that has come to light in a memorandum written by District Court Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy this week. -
Al Hajji Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal
Earlier today, lawyers for Abdullah Bin Omar Al-Hajji moved to dismiss his appeal to the D.C. Circuit voluntarily, and without prejudice. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday was a big day: As Ben already noted, SecDef Panetta spoke to business executives in national security on cybersecurity yesterday in New York. -
SecDef Panetta Speech on Cybersecurity
Here's a transcript of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's speech yesterday on cybersecurity in New York: Remarks by Secretary Panetta on Cybersecurity to the Business Executives for National Security, New... -
I'm Thinking Lawfare Needs a Job Board
People looking to hire in national security law often send us job announcements to post, and folks looking for jobs frequently get in touch thinking---usually wrongly---that we can help. We should do mor... -
Continuance Denied in the 9/11 Case; Hearing Still On
Remember the defense's request, in U.S. v. Mohammed et al, to postpone next week's motions hearing on account of an infestation of rodents, rodent poop, and mold in the defense's offices? Well, earlier ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of coverage of the House hearing on the security lapses that led to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. State Department officials admitted that requests for additional security were denie... -
Ken and Eric Agree More than Ken Thinks
One focus of Ken’s response to Eric Posner’s Slate piece is Eric’s claim that “the United States has invoked a new idea of the ‘unable or unwilling’ country, one that outside powers can invade because th... -
WaPo on Classified Information Matters in USA v. Kiriakou
Here's the latest fromthe Washington Post,on the Espionage Act, Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and false statements case against John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer who helped capture Abu Zuba... -
Two Amicus Filings in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald
Two more amicus briefs were filed, today and yesterday, respectively, in the case of Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald.
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