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The Lawfare Podcast: #AbolishICE?
#AbolishICE is the hashtag that has proliferated all over Twitter. Anger over the family separation policy of the Trump administration has many people doubting whether the agency that does interior immig... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, reports the Washington Post. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Gen. Michael Hayden
Our interview is with Gen. Michael Hayden, author of “The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies.” Gen. Hayden is a former head of the CIA and NSA, and a harsh critic of th... -
With New Ceasefire, Assad Regime Looks to Israel-Syria Border
New Ceasefire Reached between Rebels and Regime in Southwest Syria -
Cloud Act Implementation Issues
Congress passed the Cloud Act as part of an omnibus spending bill in March over the objection of many civil society groups, including the Center for Democracy & Technology (with which I am affiliated). T... -
Five Unanswered Questions From Trump v. Hawaii
The outcome in Trump v. Hawaii should not have been much of a surprise. In December, a majority of the Supreme Court allowed the entirety of the travel ban to go into effect temporarily. -
Brett Kavanaugh and the Mueller Investigation: What Do His Writings Really Say?
I think I am on safe ground in saying that when Brett Kavanaugh and I presented our papers at the Minnesota Law Review symposium in October 2008—his on separation of powers and mine on (of all things) ju... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stepped down on Monday amid growing tensions over Brexit negotiations, reports the Wall Street Journal. Johnson’s resignation occurred less than 24 hours after tha... -
The Underlying Flaw in the Trump Administration’s Approach to Central American Aid
Approximately 100 asylum seekers arrived at the U.S. border between San Diego and Tijuana in April after traveling together as part of a migrant caravan through Mexico. Mostly families seeking safety in ... -
‘Special Interrogations,’ Confessions and the Duma Arson Attack
An Israeli district court issued a lengthy decision last month related to the Duma arson attack, the July 31, 2015, fire-bombing of two Palestinian houses by two young Jewish settlers that burned alive a... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) On Monday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m.: Join the Bipartisan Policy Center for Why Inspectors General Matter. The event will address recommendations for... -
Semi-state Security Actors and Russian Aggression
Editor’s Note: Russia is the most aggressive actor challenging the United States today, but the nature of that aggression differs from the past threat Moscow posed and, indeed, from the dangers posed by ...
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