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Lethal Targeting of US Citizens: AP Report Raises More Questions Than Answers
In a highly provocative piece this morning, Kimberly Dozier writes that the Obama administration is weighing another drone strike against a U.S. citizen. That is obviously a…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (February 1-7)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Jennifer Daskal, What the No Fly List Teaches Us About Big Data (Friday, Feb. 7) Shirin Sinnar, Guest Post: A Terrorist Watchlist Error Revealed…
What the No Fly List Teaches Us About Big Data
Shirin beat me to the punch in her excellent discussion of the court’s order in the first-ever no fly list case to be decided on the merits (an issue I previously discussed here).…
New Oxford Public International Law “Debate Map”: Disputes in the East and South China Seas
In a recent post, I mentioned Oxford Public International Law’s “Debate Map” on the legality of the use of force against Syria, which is an online index of a diverse…
“Associated Forces” has a legal meaning . . . but it’s not “every group that calls itself al Qaeda”
Daphne reports that at a House Armed Services hearing today, Christopher Swift of the UVa Center for National Security Law emphasized that “the United States has to stop…
The Muhtorov Constitutional Challenge to Section 702
Jamshid Muhtorov is a lawful permanent U.S. resident and a criminal defendant in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, charged with providing material support to…
Luban in NYRBlog: “Syrian Torture: What the US Must Do”
Earlier today, I posted a piece on the New York Review of Books Blog entitled “Syrian Torture: What the US Must Do,” regarding the evidence of Syrian mass murder…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (Jan. 25-31)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Jennifer Granick, Reforming 702: Does NSA Minimize Cloud Files? (Friday, Jan. 31) Jennifer Granick, Reforming the Section 702 Dragnet (Part…
Last Call for the Just Security Reader Survey
As a reminder: this week, we are inviting Just Security readers to complete a quick survey to provide us with feedback on how we are doing, what you like (or dislike), and how…
Just Security Readers Survey — Your Feedback Needed!
Last week (January 23) marked the four-month anniversary of Just Security‘s launch. Over our first few months, one of our greatest joys is having the opportunity to engage…
Counterterrorism Under the Radar: A Notable No Fly List Case and its Broader Implications
Amidst all the discussion of the President’s speech on surveillance (and the PCLOB Report on the same subject), the release of Robert Gates’ memoir, and the discovery of horrific…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (Jan. 18-24)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Thomas Earnest, Lost in the Bulk Collection Debate — Fifth Circuit Affirms Life Sentence of Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari (Friday, Jan 24) Barry…