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Administration to Senate: This Far and No Farther
Here is the Administration's Statement of Administration Policy on the Lieberman-Collins bill. On the regulatory provisions and the information-sharing liability provisions they are drawing a line in th... -
Ryan Radia of CEI on the Liability Exemption Provisions of Lieberman-Collins
Ryan Radia, who works for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, writes in with a few a couple of addition points about the liability exemption provisions of the Lieberman-Collins bill in Section 706. He... -
The Puzzling Liability Limitations of the Lieberman-Collins Bill
Word is that Senator Reid has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the Lieberman-Collins bill. [UPDATE: At the request of two readers I've uploaded the latest version of the text ... -
Government Files Brief Opposing Permanent Injunction in Hedges
The government has filed its brief in opposition to the plantiffs' motion for a permanent injunction--and seeking dismissal of the case. -
Majority Leader Reid on Cybersecurity
Senate Majority Leader Reid spoke on the Senate floor earlier today explaining why the Senate needed to consider cybersecurity legislation as an urgent matter and, in particular, why he would prioritize ... -
This is Going to be a Tough Sell -- Republican Cybersecurity Reaction
As we have all noted, Senators Lieberman and Collins have proposed a revised version of their cybersecurity legislation. They've touted it as a compromise bill that moves closer to the middle and addres... -
Thoughts About the Revised Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Bill
As I noted on Friday, Senators Lieberman and Collins have released a Manager’s Amendment in the form of a substitute which reflects some significant changes to their original bill. You can access the fu... -
President Obama on Cybersecurity
This op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal is part of the Administration's push for comprehensive cyber legislation. Here's a taste of his views: It doesn't take much to imagine the consequences of a suc... -
Revised Cybersecurity Legislation Introduced
Late last night Senators Lieberman and Collins introduced revised cybersecurity legislation. A short summary of the revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012 suggests that the major changes are 1) elimination o... -
CAAF Upholds Constitutionality of Military Jurisdiction Over Civilian Contractors
It's turned out to be a very big news day in national security litigation land... In addition to the extensive coverage of Aulaqi v. Panetta (to which I hope to add some thoughts of my own later tonight)... -
Hearing Today in Al Maqaleh v. Rumsfeld
As Ben noted last month, Judge Bates recently has shown some interest in possibly moving the Boumediene-at-Bagram case, Al Maqaleh v. Rumsfeld, along toward a resolution. After several very quiet months... -
Plaintiffs Seek Permanent Injunction in Hedges
Get your memo in support here. Government response due on July 23, I hear. The original opinion striking down Section 1021 of the NDAA is available here. And no, I will not be participating in this pan...
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