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The Lawfare Podcast: The Challenges of Digital Evidence
Encryption usually takes center stage in debates over digital evidence, and the sensitivities around the issue often halt discussions before reaching practical solutions. But on July 25, the Center for S... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Bonus Interview With Joseph Nye
We’re officially on hiatus this month, but we just couldn’t stay away that long. If you can’t live without the Cyberlaw Podcast in your life, then you’re in luck. We’re releasing a couple of bonus episod... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A U.S. airstrike mistakenly targeted a police outpost in Afghanistan, killing at least a dozen members of Afghan security forces, according to a spokesman for the Afghan governor of the Logar Province, r... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Denies Habeas Petition of Guantanamo Detainee
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia circuit denied the habeas petition of Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alawi, upholding the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Distri... -
Document: Court Dismisses President Trump as Party in Transgender Service Member Ban Case
On Aug. 25 2017, President Trump ordered the U.S. government to not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military. Two plaintiffs, Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, subsequently filed a ... -
Saudi Arabia Responds to Human Rights Criticism by Expelling Canadian Ambassador
Saudi Arabia Expels Canadian Ambassador After Accusing Her of Interfering in Saudi Politics -
Executive Branch Lawyering in Time of Crisis
We have complementary articles about the proper conception of lawyering for the president in times of crisis in the most recent issue of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics that we thought might be of... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Saudi Arabia’s military coalition in Yemen made secret deals with hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters, including paying them to abandon key cities and allowing fighters to retreat from disputed areas unmoleste... -
Israel's Proposed ‘Facebook Bill’
From 2015 to 2016, Israel experienced a wave of terror, dubbed the “knife intifada,” in which 47 Israelis were murdered. According to Israeli security sources, a majority of the attacks were carried out ... -
Fact and Fiction About the Amendment of the Israeli Supreme Court’s Jurisdiction Over West Bank Cases
The Israeli legislature has taken another step toward blurring the lines distinguishing the Israeli legal system from the one that exists in the West Bank. The Knesset recently passed an amendment that t... -
The Week That Will Be
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How the Latest Trump Tower Tweet Damages the President’s Legal Defense
In a previous post, I discussed how a competent lawyer would have responded to a campaign’s proposal that it accept a foreign government’s offer to help with the campaign. The lawyer, I wrote, would have...
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