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Document: D.C. Circuit Judgment on Transfer Injunction in Doe v. Mattis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed Judge Tanya Chutkan's April 19 preliminary enjoining the transfer of John Doe in Doe v. Mattis. Judge Sri Srinivisan’s opinion for the court and Ju... -
The Corker-Kaine Bill Does Not Open the Door to Attacking Iran: A Reply to Liza Goitein.
I very much appreciate Liza Goitein’s response on Lawfare this morning to an earlier post -
Would the Corker-Kaine AUMF Authorize Military Strikes in Iran? A Response to Bobby Chesney
In a Lawfare post on April 25, Bobby Chesney criticizes a New York Times editorial that opined that the Corker-Kaine AUMF could be used to attack Iran or North Korea. Because this part of the editorial l... -
'One Nation Under CCTV': The U.K. Tackles Facial Recognition Technology
“Artificial Intelligence Could Soon Enhance Real-Time Police Surveillance” reads a recent Wall Street Journal headline. Technology companies are working with U.S. police departments to develop facial rec... -
After ATS Litigation: A FCPA for Human Rights?
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC further restricts federal private litigation to vindicate international human rights law, perhaps to a vanishing point. In retrospect, even... -
Gray Media Under the Black and White Banner
Editor’s Note: Although Internet comments have made great strides in trying to combat extremist content online, they have a long way to go. In particular, much of what jihadists use for propaganda is non... -
Lebanon’s Elections: Beyond the Iranian-Saudi Rivalry
Tomorrow’s parliamentary election in Lebanon is the next inflection point in the Iranian-Saudi contest to dominate the Middle East. -
Law and Public Intuition on the Use of Force, Part 1: An Introduction
Tensions with North Korea have reinvigorated long-standing debates over when and how the United States should use military force. Legal experts have offered sometimes conflicting views on how domestic an... -
Turkey’s Snap Elections and the Future of Turkish Democracy
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
SinoTech: ZTE Fights Export Ban and Xi Outlines Cyber Goals
A Trump administration trade delegation will arrive in Beijing later this week, kicking off the first official negotiations since the White House proposed retaliatory tariffs against China’s tech trade p... -
The Last Days of the Iran Deal?
France, Germany, and Israel Make Closing Arguments to Trump on Iran Deal -
Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Where Do Hacking Torts Happen?
The Democratic National Committee’s lawsuit against the Russian Federation will run aground, as Ingrid Wuerth notes, unless the DNC can find a way around Russia’s immunity in American courts.
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