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Cybersecurity Legislation in the House of Representatives
In two earlier posts I’ve focused on some of the particular issues that may arise during the Senate’s consideration of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The focus on the Senate is apt, inasmuch as Sen... -
Lawfare Category Search Now Available
In recent months, it has become clear that a surprising number of people are using Lawfare as a research tool. This was most unexpected, and we frankly had never considered research ease when we designed... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ben already noted the report released over the weekend by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism regarding CIA drone strikes that have allegedly targeted rescuers responding to the scene of earlier strik... -
Worth Repeating: The NDAA's "Mandatory Detention" Provision Doesn't Actually Bar Civilian Prosecutions
Brian Jenkins of RAND sharply criticizes the NDAA's detention provisions in this short piece at Foreign Affairs. -
Paul Stephan on ICJ Decision in Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy)
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More from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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Bureau of Investigative Journalism Report on Civilian Casualties in Drone Strikes
The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has reported before on civilian casualties in drone strikes, but this new report has a twist: It is alleging that "The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan... -
Does the Russian Veto of the Proposed UNSC Resolution on Syria Vindicate Scott Horton and Walter Russell Mead?
Russia and China today vetoed a proposed UNSC Resolution (stories here and here) that would have condemned the abuses in Syria, demanded their cessation, required Syria to give free rein to League of Ara... -
Theoretician of Leaderless Jihad Reported Freed in Syria
Interesting story in Foreign Policy by Aaron Zelin of the Jihadology blog reporting that Abu Musab al-Suri, the theoretician of leaderless jihad, may have been freed from prison in Syria. Al-Suri is the ... -
Fourth Circuit Audio and D.C. Circuit Silence
Memo to any and all D.C. Circuit judges. Please note in Steve's post earlier about the Fourth Circuit's Al Shimari argument the second bullet-pointed sentence: "The (long) oral argument audio is availab... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The AP covers breaking news that the hacker group Anonymous intercepted and leaked a January conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard regarding the tracking and prosecution of members of the gr... -
A Few Notes on the <i>al-Shimari</i> Fourth Circuit En Banc Argument
I wasn't able to attend last Friday's oral argument before the en banc Fourth Circuit in the Abu Ghraib contractor suits (about which we've said quite a bit previously).
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