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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. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Three NATO troops and at least seven other people were killed in coordinated suicide bombings in Afghanistan today.Read the Washington Post story here, and Carlo Munoz's story at The Hill, and read Matthew -
Ninth Circuit Reverses in al-Haramain on Sovereign Immunity Grounds
A big win for the government today in the Ninth Circuit, in a case exploring the impact of FISA's civil liability provision (50 USC 1810) on sovereign immunity. In a panel opinion written by Judge McKeo... -
Greg McNeal Live Tweeting AUVSI Show in Las Vegas
Pepperdine law professor Greg McNeal, whose work Lawfare follows closely, is attending the 2012 North America exhibition of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (#AUVSI) in Las Vegas...
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