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Documents: Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, arrested in October 2018 in connection with the mailing of 16 pipe bombs to 13 former government officials and prominent Democrats, pleaded guilty on Thursday to 65 felony counts in ... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions During Winter 2019
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Document: Habeas Petition of Guantanamo Detainee Denied
In an opinion signed on Jan. 28 and released in redacted form on Mar. 15, Judge Royce C. Lambeth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from... -
The Christchurch Shooting: Domestic Terrorism Goes International
The United States has long built its approach to counterterrorism based on a fundamental distinction between “international terrorism” and “domestic terrorism.” The phrases were always misnomers to some ... -
Far-Right Extremism and the Christchurch Massacre: Adapting to New Threats
Within 24 hours of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand—in which an Australian assailant murdered 50 people attending worship services at two mosques—the public reaction and discussion took two nota... -
Five Initial Thoughts on the New Zealand Terrorist Attack
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U.S. Engagement with Indonesia Can Help Prevent Tomorrow’s Crises
The Jan. 29 Senate testimony by intelligence community leaders highlighted a number of crisis areas that were of little surprise to most followers of the news: U.S. troops and advisers are engaged around... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Discovery Disputes and a Medical Recess in al-Iraqi
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened on March 6, after a nearly two-month hiatus. This one-day session recapped party conferences since the last sessi... -
Document: Trump Revokes Obama Executive Order on Counterterrorism Strike Casualty Reporting
On Wednesday, President Trump issued an executive order revoking an Obama administration order that created reporting requirements for U.S. counterterrorism strikes. Read the full order below. Executiv... -
Second Circuit Hears Argument on Facebook’s Liability for Hamas Attacks
On Feb. 25, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument in Force v. Facebook. -
Document: Christopher Hasson Indictment
On Wednesday, a grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Christopher Hasson in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland with unlawful possession of unregistered firearm silencers... -
A Road Map for Congress to Address Domestic Terrorism
On Feb. 15, federal law enforcement arrested U.S.
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