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The New Entry Suspensions and Restrictions: A Synopsis (with Update on SG Letter to Court)
Based on my very quick and preliminary reading of the President’s new proclamation, below is my summary of who is affected. I’ll update and correct this post as warranted.…
Reminder: The “Travel Ban” Expires This Morning (Probably Ending the Case, At Least for Now)
By the time you read this, the heart of the so-called “travel ban” will probably be no more. Since June 29, the Executive branch, acting pursuant to Section 2(c) of…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Sept 18-22)
Trump-Russia Investigation Max Bergman, How Facebook Could Crack the Trump-Russia Case Andy Wright, The Cobb-Dowd BLT Summit Heard ’Round the World Renatto Mariotti, Former…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 18-23
Tuesday, September 19 10:00am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – Recent United States Navy Incidents at Sea (here) 10:00am – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations –…
Two Powerful Speeches from the NATSECDEF Conference
Last week, George Washington University Law School hosted the third annual “NATSECDEF” conference, a gathering organized by attorneys of the Military Commissions Defense…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Sept. 10 – Sept. 15)
Trump Administration Homeland Security Policies Matthew Wein, Homeland Security Needs More International Engagement, Not ‘Fortress America’ Carrie DeCell, We Need to Know…
We Need to Know More About Government Searches of Travelers’ Electronic Devices
Relying on directives from the George W. Bush administration, U.S. border patrol and immigration officers have been subjecting travelers crossing U.S. borders to intrusive searches…
Episode 36 of the National Security Law Podcast: NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell on Section 702
We have a special treat in this off-cycle episode! National Security Agency General Counsel Glenn Gerstell is in Austin to speak to our students here at UT, and (no doubt against…
Trump’s Moscow Tower and Back-Channel Ukraine Dossier: Both Began During the Election, Evidence Suggests
Congressional investigators are reportedly exploring any connections between two deals brokered by Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen and Felix Sater which directly raised Russian…
Episode 35 of the National Security Law Podcast: The Military Commissions Return to the Supreme Court
In this week’s (first) episode of the National Security Law Podcast, Bobby Chesney and I do a deep dive on the seven pending cert. petitions in the Supreme Court that, in…
Ousted NSC Official Takes Job at Oracle
Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who was fired from the National Security Council in August, has landed a new job at the Washington, D.C. office of Oracle, the Silicon Valley software giant,…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 11-16
Tuesday, September 12 9:30am – Senate Foreign Relations Committee – Nominations: Mr. Eric M. Ueland of Oregon to be Under Secretary of State (Management); The Hon. John R.…