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Document: Supreme Court Rules U.S. v. Microsoft Moot
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Microsoft, also known as Microsoft-Ireland, that the Cloud Act has rendered the case moot. The court’s per curiam opinion is below. -
The National Security Law Podcast: Friday Was Quite a Month
In light of the amazing developments last Friday, we decided to move the show up to today. Tune in for discussion of five things that happened just that one day: -
Document: White House Letter of Notice to Congress on Syria Strike
The White House has released the following text of a letter sent to the speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate to serve as notice of military engagement in Syria on April 13, consis... -
Trump Launched a Punitive Strike on Syria. Now What?
U.S. Launches Punitive Strikes on Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Facilities -
A Primer on the Corker-Kaine Draft AUMF
No time to read the draft 2018 authorization for use of military force? I’m not sure this post is all that much shorter, but at least it’s not written in statutory format. The following is my assessment ... -
The Blurred Distinction Between Armed Conflict and Civil Unrest: Recent Events in Gaza
On April 6, for the third weekend in a row, Palestinians residents of Gaza confronted the Israeli Defense Forces near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. According to Palestinian sources, ov... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: News Roundup
In episode 212 of the podcast, Stewart is at RSA, and Brian Egan, Maury Shenk, and Pete Jeydel of Steptoe are joined by David Kris and Nate Jones of Culper Partners LLC to cover the good, the bad and the... -
Document: Draft Counterterrorism Authorization for Use of Military Force
Sens. Bob Corker, Tim Kaine, Jeff Flake, Chris Coons, Todd Young, and Bill Nelson introduced the following draft authorization for use of military force against designated terrorist groups on Monday: -
Syria Strikes: Legitimacy and Lawfulness
“Justified, legitimate and proportionate.” These are the words that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at an emergency United Nations Security Council session and the director of the Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenne... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a filing submitted Sunday evening, President Trump’s lawyers requested that a federal judge allow the president to review the files seized during the FBI’s raids on the office of Michael Cohen, Trump’... -
Is the U.N. Charter Law?
I think the question of whether the U.N. Charter is law is misleading or meaningless or both, for reasons that I hope this post will make apparent. But now that I have your attention, I want to sketch a ... -
Procedural Hurdles for the Mueller Protection Bills
With speculation about whether President Trump will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller continuing to swirl, we’ve seen several developments related to legislation that would protect the special counsel....
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