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Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Nov 30-Dec 6)
I. Nelson Mandela Harold Hongju Koh, Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013 (Friday, Dec. 6) II. Surveillance and Data Collection Alan Butler and Amie Stepanovich, Guest Post: Square Peg,…
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
Amid the blizzard of media commentary, it is still important that we remember here the contributions that Nelson Mandela made to the concept of a “just security.” I…
Update to Early Edition
For those of you who subscribe to our Early Edition by email, you may have noticed this week that we’ve redesigned our morning email. Thanks to helpful reader feedback, we…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Nov 23-29)
I. Content Ryan Goodman & Steve Vladeck, Happy Thanksgiving, Just Security readers! (Thursday, Nov. 28) II. Surveillance and Data Collection Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Constitutional…
Happy Thanksgiving, Just Security readers!
We will be taking a 24-hour respite for the Thanksgiving Break. Just Security turned two months old this past Saturday. So we are truly thankful for many things! Most of all,…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Nov 16-22)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Marty Lederman, Hearing in Another Surveillance Challenge Today (Monday, Nov. 18) Marty Lederman, Supreme Court Denies EPIC Petition for Mandamus…
Heartening News from the Senate — Sections 1031-1033 of the SASC NDAA Survive
The Senate has rejected the Ayotte Amendment by a 55-43 vote. Senators Donnelly, Hagan and Pryor were the only Democrats in favor; Senators Flake, McCain and Paul were the Republicans…
State Department Concludes Review of NGO Drone Strike Reports, Offers Public Response (Sort of)
The U.S. Department of State told reporters late last week that it had concluded its review of the Amnesty International and HRW targeted killing and drone strike reports. The…
Additional documents on telephony records collection (and much more) declassified
The government today made public more documents related to the “telephony records program,” as well as other surveillance-related documents, all of which can be accessed…
Hearing in Another Surveillance Challenge Today
In previous posts I’ve discussed filings in the two most prominent challenges to the government’s “Telephony Records Program.” Things are moving along…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Nov 9-15)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection David Cole, More on the Rights of Others – Ben Wittes’ Failure of Imagination (Tuesday, Nov. 12) David Cole, More on Wittes and the Rights…
The Khadr Appeal [UPDATE: and the Hicks Appeal]
In October 2010, Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to four violations of the Military Commissions Act of 2009. Khadr, who is presently serving out his sentence in Canada, has now appealed…