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News Roundup and Notes: August 26, 2014
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Iraq and Syria The Pentagon…
Intercept Reporting Raises Broader Metadata Minimization Question
Does the NSA minimize Americans metadata? Today’s reporting by the Intercept calls into question whether the NSA minimizes so-called metadata relating to Americans’ digital…
Official Act Immunity and the Singh Case
At Lawfare, John Bellinger has commented on Judge Boasberg’s August 19 ruling that former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is immune from suit for human rights abuses in…
Just Security Seeking Research Assistants & Interns
Just Security is seeking to hire both law student research assistants and undergraduate interns for the upcoming fall semester. The postings for both positions are available below, in…
Does the Administration consider the War Powers Resolution applicable in Iraq?
Some might think a recent report in the Washington Post provides significant information on the administration’s views on the applicability of the War Powers Resolution (WPR)…
Cert. petition in Ali accepts Justice Breyer’s invitation
As I posted back in April, Justice Breyer issued a statement respecting denial of certiorari in the case of Hussain v. Obama in which he more or less invited Guantánamo habeas…
News Roundup and Notes: August 25
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Iraq and Syria American…
Recap: This Week’s Post’s on Just Security (Aug 16-22)
I. Policing and Law Enforcement (Ferguson) Faiza Patel and Michael Price, Guest Post: Ferguson is not Fallujah (Thursday, Aug. 21) II. Congressional-Executive Relations (Executive…
Fast and Furious: Mixed Ruling in Oversight Committee v. Holder
This week, Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued an important opinion in Oversight Committee v. Holder, ongoing litigation in federal court in the District of Columbia. After the House…
Letter to the Editor: A Reply to David Golove on Iran
David Golove makes a compelling argument as to why a recent Senate bill – the Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act of 2014 – would have the “perverse” effect of strengthening…
News Roundup and Notes: August 22, 2014
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Iraq and Syria At a Pentagon…
Sen McCain: Iran pact “in every aspect, a treaty” requiring Senate consent–and his bill that says the opposite
In an excellent post on Wednesday, my colleague David Golove dives deep into the constitutional requirements for a nuclear agreement with Iran. David’s analysis suggests…