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Robot Rendition: Will There One Day Be Machines that Capture Rather than Kill?
Late on a Friday afternoon, I take a break from other work in order to bring you the following food-for-thought: We often think about the policy and legal issues that will arise when the jump is made fr... -
Constitutional Challenges Denied in U.S. v. Kiriakou
This just in - sort of. On Wednesday, Judge Leonie Brinkema denied John Kiriakou's motion to dismiss certain counts against him on vagueness and overbreadth grounds. Not at all surprising stuff, consid... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
It’s a light news day---as Fridays can sometimes be. The Associated Press reports on developments in the case of alleged Fort Hood shooter, Maj. Nidal Hasan. -
Grinding Out SROE for Cyber: Defensive Measures Outside DOD Networks
As usual, Ellen Nakashima has the latest details in connection with the long-running debate over standing rules of engagement for CYBERCOM operations in connection with more active forms of defense, part... -
More Detailed Account of the <em>Hedges</em> Argument
From Courthouse New Service: Invoking the mass detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II, a federal judge on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold her injunction against the law that lets the U.S. ... -
Transcript of John Brennan's Speech on Yemen and Drones
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with more news about Wade Michael Page, the U.S. army veteran apparently responsible for the rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin over the weekend. -
Government Files Further Briefing in SDNY FOIA Cases
A new filing yesterday, in parallel FOIA actions regarding the targeted killing program: the government's "Combined Opposition to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Reply in Further Supp... -
The NYPD’s Domain Awareness System: Information Analytics, Privacy, and Combating Security Threats
Yesterday the NYPD unveiled its Domain Awareness System, which aggregates and analyzes existing public safety data streams (including license plate readers and video surveillance camera systems) in real ... -
<em>Hedges</em> Argument Account from the <em>Village Voice</em>
I am on vacation, and blogging only minimally, so I missed this week's hearing before Judge Katherine Forrest on the plaintiff's request for a permanent injunction in Hedges. Seeing as how the argument t... -
UCMJ Prosecutions for Crimes Against Civilians in Combat Zones: DOD Advisory Group to Examine
Secretary of Defense Panetta has directed the Defense Legal Policy Board to form a subcommittee to examine "military justice in cases of U.S. -
John Brennan's Speech on Yemen
And, you know, some related stuff - like drone strikes and security leaks. C-Span's coverage of the speech, which Brennan gave earlier today at the Council on Foreign Relations, is here.
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