I. Authorization for Use of Military Force
- Ryan Goodman, General Dempsey’s Position on an AUMF for ISIL: The Good, the Bad, and the Confusing (Monday, Jan. 26)
- Megan Graham, Schiff Introduces Updated Proposal for AUMF to Fight the Islamic State (Wednesday, Jan. 28)
II. Surveillance and Privacy
- Megan Graham, OHCHR Call for Comments on Encryption and Anonymity Online (Monday, Jan. 26)
- Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Guest Post: Five Important Questions About DEA’s Vehicle Surveillance Program (Friday, Jan. 30)
III. Detention & Trials
- Steve Vladeck, What it Really Means to “Close Guantánamo” (Monday, Jan. 26)
- Phil Hirschkorn, Guest Post: Members Only: Al Qaeda’s Charter List Revealed After 13 Years in U.S. Hands (Thursday, Jan. 29)
IV. First Amendment
- Marty Lederman, Inexplicable(?) New York Times Op-Ed on Inspire Magazine and the First Amendment (Saturday, Jan. 24)
V. Separation of Powers: Congress and the Executive
- Ryan Scoville, Guest Post: Boehner Invites Bibi: A Closer Look at Historical Practice (Tuesday, Jan. 27)
VI. Congressional Activities
- Megan Graham, National Security Related Congressional Hearings, January 26-30 (Monday, Jan. 26)
- Beth Van Schaack, Global Magnitsky Act Re-Introduced (Thursday, Jan. 29)
- Marty Lederman, Basic Category Error by Ten Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Friday, Jan. 30)
VII. Syria and Use of Force
- Ryan Goodman, Assad: Willing to Risk Direct Confrontation With U.S. Over Moderate Rebels — And Stronger Opposition to U.S. Airstrikes (Tuesday, Jan. 27)
VIII. Mutual Legal Assistance
- Andrew K. Woods, You Should Care About Mutual Legal Assistance More Than You Do (Wednesday, Jan. 28)
IX. Sri Lanka – and U.S. War Crimes Prosecution
- Ryan Goodman, One Way Sri Lanka Can Shield Its Ex-Defense Secretary From a U.S. Criminal Prosecution (Wednesday, Jan. 28)