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Chief Judge Kozinski’s “Serious Doubts” About Judge Bates’s FISA Reform Letters
Two weeks ago, I wrote about Judge Bates’s latest letter to the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, objecting to various aspects…
A Recap of the Previous Week’s Posts on Just Security (Aug 9-15)
I. Torture Charles Mink, Guest Post: Torture and the SSCI Report (Thursday, August 14) Jameel Jaffer, Untold History of the Torture Program (Thursday, August 14) Katherine Hawkins,…
Untold History of the Torture Program
In this morning’s Los Angeles Times, Larry Siems and I have an op-ed about the soldiers and public servants who tried to expose and end the torture program. It begins: After…
Recap of Recent Posts on the Just Security Blog (Aug 2-8)
I. ISIS and Iraq (including Authorization to Use Force) Marty Lederman, The Executive’s Initial Explanation of Domestic Law Authority for the Use of Force in Iraq (Friday, August…
The executive’s initial explanation of domestic law authority for the use of force in Iraq
This from a background phone briefing last evening: Q: I was just wondering if you could comment a little bit on what the legal authorities behind this operation and the (inaudible)…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (July 25-Aug 1)
I. Detention, Trial & Treatment Marty Lederman, CIA Report Now in the Hands of the SSCI–What next? (Friday, August 1) Steve Vladeck, Deferential D.C. Circuit Court Upholds…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (July 19-25)
I. Surveillance, Privacy & Technology David Medine, Guest Post: The PCLOB Report and Eight Questions About Section 702 (Tuesday, July 22) Jonathan Horowitz and Sarah Knuckey,…
Just Security is Hiring
In what is certainly a bittersweet announcement, next month I will be moving to San Francisco and returning to private practice. As a result, in late August, I will be stepping…
Dan Markel (1972-2014)
After a brutal weekend, I’m ready to offer a couple of thoughts about my friend Dan Markel. So many others have offered moving tributes to Dan since the senseless tragedy…
Dan Markel
Most of our law professor readers will already have heard the horrible and tragic news about the death of Dan Markel, a professor at Florida State University School of Law who…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (July 12-18)
I. Surveillance, Privacy & Technology Shaheed Fatima, Hearing Begins in New Surveillance Litigation Against UK Security Services (Monday, July 14) Shaheed Fatima, British…
British Government’s “Fast-Track” Surveillance Legislation Proposals
On July 10, Theresa May, the Home Secretary made an oral statement in the House of Commons introducing “fast track legislation” – the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers…