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STOCK Act Endangers National Security and Safety of Executive Branch Officials
In March, Congress passed the Stop Insider Trading in Congressional Knowledge Act (the STOCK Act), which was intended to prevent members of Congress from trading in securities based on non-public informa... -
Bivens and/as Immunity: Richard Klingler Responds on Al-Aulaqi--and I Reply
I received the following response from Richard Klingler to my ACSblog post on Monday re: the Al-Aulaqi suit and Bivens, and thought I'd post it in its entirety (below the fold) before replying (also belo... -
Very Interesting Comment on the Lawfare Drone Smackdown
I just received a very interesting email from Major John Harwood, USAF, whom I met recently at the MILOPS Conference in Singapore, in response to my post this morning about the coming Drone Smackdown: I ... -
The Puzzling Liability Limitations of the Lieberman-Collins Bill
Word is that Senator Reid has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the Lieberman-Collins bill. [UPDATE: At the request of two readers I've uploaded the latest version of the text ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Several stories have emerged about U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's ruling that the State Department doesn't have to make classified cables public irrespective of what WikiLeaks does with them. -
Date, Time, and Rules for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown
The other day, I was out flying my new drone, practicing for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown. Standing on my front porch, I flew it across the street and hovered over a couple of kids and their father, who w... -
Agenda for Upcoming Hearing in the 9/11 Case
Judge Pohl's docketing order, in which he adjusts the calendar in United States v. Mohammed et al. and announces the agenda for August's motions hearing, is now available. -
Supplemental Briefing on Bagram Jurisdiction
Following last week's motions hearing in Maqaleh and Hamidullah, the cases seeking habeas jurisdiction over the detention facility at Bagram, the petitioners in Maqaleh have filed a supplemental brief ar... -
Government Files Brief Opposing Permanent Injunction in Hedges
The government has filed its brief in opposition to the plantiffs' motion for a permanent injunction--and seeking dismissal of the case. -
Federalist Society Teleforum on Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l
This Friday, I'll be joining Benjamin Powell from WilmerHale (and formerly, inter alia, the General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence) for a Federalist Society teleforum on C... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post has more on who was behind the deadly attacks in Iraq and what they mean for country's stability. Reuters reports that five female detainees linked to Al Qaeda have been released by ... -
Majority Leader Reid on Cybersecurity
Senate Majority Leader Reid spoke on the Senate floor earlier today explaining why the Senate needed to consider cybersecurity legislation as an urgent matter and, in particular, why he would prioritize ...
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