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Why Civil Libertarians and Drone Critics Should Support David Barron

Sen. Rand Paul has an op-ed in the New York Times today opposing the nomination of David J. Barron to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit until the memos Barron wrote…
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Why Can’t We Even Say How Many We Have Killed?

On Monday, Just Security marked the ten-year anniversary of the disclosure of the Abu Ghraib scandal with a pair of eloquent posts by David Luban (Part 1 and Part 2).  The Senate…
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Drone Casualty Reporting Requirement Dropped from Intel Authorization Bill

Over the last several months, we’ve been following closely several legislative proposals in the House and Senate aimed at bringing greater transparency to the U.S. drone…
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White House Makes Reassuring Noises On 0-Day Policy

Yesterday afternoon, the White House put out a statement describing its view of vulnerability disclosure: the contentious issue of whether and when government agencies should disclose…
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Secrets Revealed: The Government’s No Fly List Arguments Aren’t Flying

Last week Judge William Alsup (N.D. Cal.) released the unredacted version of his ruling in the first-ever challenge to the no-fly list to be decided on the merits – a case that…
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Letter to the Editor from Gabor Rona, Airstrikes in Yemen and Government Transparency

Thanks Ryan and Sarah for an excellent analysis of the NY Times article on the recent military activity in Yemen. In noting that the article is imprecise in its reference to “alleged…
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Court Decision Supports Broader Disclosures on US Drone War

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision yesterday that the Obama administration had waived its right to refuse to turn over legal memos justifying the killing of a U.S.…
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The Second Circuit and the Vices of Selective Disclosure

I’ve now had a full day to digest yesterday’s lengthy decision by the Second Circuit in New York Times v. Department of Justice, which, among other things, orders…
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Representatives Schiff and Jones Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency in U.S. Drone Program

Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced new legislation aimed to bring greater transparency to the U.S. drone program. The Targeted Lethal…
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An End to Dragnet Surveillance?

The New York Times report that President Obama will call for an end to the bulk collection of American’s telephone metadata is yet further vindication for Edward Snowden in particular,…
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The So-Called Huawei Scandal and the Snowden Operation

We should spy on China. And Russia. And Iran. And plenty of other countries too. They are our political, diplomatic and economic competitors and enemies. And they spy on us. If…
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Is the ODNI Approach to Secrecy and Transparency Evolving?

We flagged this yesterday afternoon on Just Security’s Twitter account, but nevertheless, it is helpful to include a reference here on the pages of the blog as well.  Yesterday,…
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