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Thoughts on Stephen Preston's Harvard Speech
How should we understand CIA General Counsel Stephen Preston's speech at Harvard Law School the other day? It is not, like earlier speeches by senior administration lawyers and counterterrorism officials... -
Dan Klaidman on Stephen Preston's Harvard Speech
My old colleague Daniel Klaidman from days of yore at Legal Times writes in with a guest post on CIA General Counsel Stephen Preston's speech at Harvard Law School. -
The CIA, Executive Power, and International Law: Reflections on Yesterday's Speech
Yesterday’s speech by CIA General Counsel Stephen Preston has generated criticism from Deborah Pearlstein, on Opinio Juris. -
Remarks of CIA General Counsel Stephen Preston at Harvard Law School
CIA General Counsel Stephen is giving the following remarks today at Harvard Law School: Remarks of The Honorable Stephen W. Preston General Counsel Central Intelligence Agency Harvard Law School Cambri... -
Margulies Responds to Jaffer
Peter Margulies responds to Jameel Jaffer’s response: I appreciate Jameel’s response to my earlier post, as I appreciate the work that he and the ACLU have done in promoting transparency. However, Jamee... -
ACLU's Jaffer Responds to Margulies
The ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer responds to Peter Margulies' post yesterday on “moving the goal posts”: Peter is mistaken. We filed that suit because we thought the photos would help the public understand what... -
Harvard National Security Journal Symposium on Covert Action
Congratulations to the Harvard National Security Journal for a fruitful conference yesterday on the covert action and the law. It was an intensive seminar all day long on the domestic and international ... -
Margulies on “Moving the Goalposts”
Peter Margulies writes in with this response to my request for examples of NGOs moving the goalposts in their demands about counterterrorism legal policy. Administration critics “moved the goal posts” in... -
Brief Update from Hugo Rosemont
Following up on his post yesterday on secret evidence in civil cases in Britain, Hugo Rosemont writes in this morning with a brief update: In other recent developments.... i. The Secretary of State fo... -
Indictment of John Kiriakou
John Kiriakou was previously arrested, and charged via criminal complaint, on grounds relating to disclosure of classified information. He has now been indicted (here). I believe the charges are the sa... -
Hugo Rosemont on Secret Evidence and Civil Justice in Britain
In Today's Headlines and Commentaries, Raffaela notes the controversy in Britain that has erupted over the possibility of using secret evidence in certain civil cases. Hugo Rosemont, a Security Policy Ad... -
Stephen F. Knott on James Madison and Covert Action
Ritika and I have received many thoughtful responses to our post the other day about the War of 1812, James Madison, executive power, and civil liberties. The most eye-opening--to me, at least--was a not...
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