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Document: FY 18 NDAA President Signing Statement
President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018. Read the conference report here and Lawfare's previous coverage highlighting parts of the bill here. The pre... -
Document: White House Dec. 11 War Powers Report
The White House Press Office has released the following letter, dated Dec. 11, 2017, informing Congress of current military operations consistent with the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for the use of mili... -
Livestream: Wray Testifies Before House Judiciary on FBI Oversight
FBI Director Christopher Wray is testifying this morning at 10 a.m. before the House Judiciary Committee. Read his prepared testimony, and watch the live stream below. -
The High Stakes of Misunderstanding Section 702 Reforms
In less than a month, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire. As the clock runs out on one of the U.S. government’s most important counterterrorism and counterin... -
In Defense of Including ‘Unmasking’ Protections in Law
The effort to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) may turn on a partisan fight over the “unmasking” rules that govern the disclosure of U.S. person identities in intelli... -
Document: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
The House Permament Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has released its version of the FISA Amendements Reauthorization Act of 2017. You can find the document here: -
Acting Accordingly: Acting Officers and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act
Lawfare’s readers are well-aware that the political echelons of the Trump administration are woefully understaffed. Ten months into this presidency, the pace of appointments under Trump trails that of hi... -
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee's Revised USA Liberty Act
On Nov. 8, the House Judiciary Committee passed, 27-8, a revised version of the USA Liberty Act of 2017 with several amendments. Below is a summary of the bill the committee passed, including key changes. -
Some Highlights from the (Likely) NDAA for FY 2018
Last Thursday, the conference committee for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018 filed its report reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of the le... -
The NDAA FY'18's Cyber Provisions: What Emerged from Conference?
The next National Defense Authorization Act (the NDAA FY’18) is nearing the finish line. A Conference Report is now available, and so the time has come for a closer look at some of the key provisions of... -
Document: NDAA 2018 Conference Report
The conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018 was released on Nov. 9. You can read the full document below: -
Smith v. Trump In the D.C. Circuit: A Guided Tour of the Oral Argument
Together with David Remes, I presented Capt. Nathan Smith's challenge to the war against the Islamic State before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 27. Judge Thomas Griffith presided, with Judges...
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