I. The Islamic State & Military Action
- Jonathan Horowitz, Guest Post: A Legal Map of Airstrikes in Syria (Part 1) (Monday, December 7)
- Jonathan Horowitz, Guest Post: A Legal Map of Airstrikes in Syria (Part 2) (Tuesday, December 8)
- Jennifer Daskal & Steve Vladeck, Rep. Schiff’s Newly-Proposed AUMF: Praise and a Caveat (Thursday, December 10)
- Marty Lederman, The Schiff AUMF: It’s Even Better Than That (Friday, December 11)
II. Surveillance, Technology & Privacy
- Jennifer Daskal & Andrew K. Woods, Cross-Border Data Requests: A Response to Greg Nojeim (Monday, December 7)
- Robyn Greene, Guest Post: Cy Vance’s Proposal to Backdoor Encrypted Devices Is Riddled With Vulnerabilities (Wednesday, December 9)
- Carly Nyst, Guest Post: European Human Rights Court Deals a Heavy Blow to the Lawfulness of Bulk Surveillance (Wednesday, December 9)
- Patrick C. Toomey, Guest Post: Why Aren’t Criminal Defendants Getting Notice of Section 702 Surveillance — Again? (Friday, December 11)
III. Immigration & Habeas Corpus
- Jonathan Hafetz & Steve Vladeck, The Government’s Surprising (and Flawed) New Attack on Habeas Corpus in Immigration Cases (Tuesday, December 8)
- Steve Vladeck, What’s Missing from Constitutional Analyses of Donald Trump’s Muslim Immigration Ban (Thursday, December 10)
IV. Military Commissions & Detention
- Daphne Eviatar, The More Things Stay the Same: Another Week of Military Commission Hearings (Monday, December 7)
- Steve Vladeck, Second Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Turkmen; Is Supreme Court Next? (Friday, December 11)
V. Torture
- Meg Satterthwaite, Guest Post: On Human Rights Day, One Year On: No Apology and No Accountability for US Torture (Thursday, December 10)
VI. Congressional Hearings
- Just Security, National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, December 7–11 (Monday, December 7)