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Episode 2 of the New National Security Law Podcast
Still no music, but Bobby Chesney and I have posted Episode 2 of our new National Security Law Podcast, “If You Thought That Last Executive Order Was Controversial…”…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, February 1-2
Wednesday, February 1 9:40am – Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs – Business Meeting (here) 10:00am – House Committee on Oversight and Government…
Why Trump’s Selection of the Seven Countries is Not the Same as Obama’s
On Friday, President Trump’s Executive Order barred individuals from seven, predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The legal and moral flaws in the…
Sally Yates Did the Right Thing
As everyone knows by now, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates determined yesterday that, so long as she was Acting Attorney General, “the Department of Justice will not present…
Trump’s CIA Speech and Comey’s Letter Violated Federal Law
Politicizing security and intelligence services and the military is an all too familiar first step in a country’s transition from a representative democracy to a dictatorship.…
Do Public Protests Matter in a Democracy? The “outside strategy” as a signal of support to judges and bureaucrats
Opponents of President Donald trump mobilized record crowds to protest his anticipated policies – and the President and congressional Republicans largely ignored them. One…
#RemoveBannon 2.0
On Thursday, Trump adviser, Steve Bannon, did an interview with the New York Times describing the media as “the opposition party” and saying it should “keep its mouth shut.”…
What Does it Mean to Designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization?
According to reports, President Donald Trump may shortly issue an Executive Order directing the State Department to examine whether it should designate the Muslim Brotherhood as…
Draft EO on Detention and Interrogation: Update And Additional Concerns
As is now well-known, the White House has disclaimed the draft EO which appeared to open the door to torture and revival of the CIA detainee program. (Sean Spicer: This is “not…
Introducing UT’s National Security Law Podcast
The world probably does not need another podcast, but it’s getting one anyway… As many of you already know, I joined my good buddy (and fellow Mets fan) Bobby Chesney on the…
Mattis Charting Reassuring Course, Separate From Trump
News of the first few days of the Trump administration at the White House describes backbiting, internal feuds, lots of tv watching and a mishmash of planned controversial policy…
Why the Trump Detention and Interrogation EO May Be Illegal
Via the New York Times, the indefatigable Charlie Savage has a summary of the forthcoming three-page Executive Order on “Detention and Interrogation of Enemy Combatants.”…