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DOJ Files Opening Brief in Klayman Appeal
It’s been some time since we’ve discussed developments related to the Section 215 telephony metadata program. More attention of late has been focused on Section 702…
Beyond the US-German Case: Understanding the Espionage “Rules of the Game”
As a former Chief of Europe Division in the CIA, I have no comment to offer concerning the Germany espionage flap, of which I know nothing, save for what I have read in the press.…
News Roundup and Notes: July 15, 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. Israel-Palestine Haaretz has…
A Quick and Dirty Summary of–and Reaction to–the Al-Bahlul Decision [UPDATED]
What follows is a very quick-and-dirty summary of this morning’s ruling by the en banc D.C. Circuit in Al-Bahlul v. United States. There are five opinions, but a couple…
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…
En Banc D.C. Circuit Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge to Guantánamo Military Commission
Here’s the 150 pages worth of opinions. The headline appears to be a rejection of Bahlul’s ex post facto challenge to his conspiracy conviction, but there’s a…
Hearing Begins in New Surveillance Litigation against UK Security Services
The claim brought by Liberty, the British civil liberties’ organisation, against Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the Security Intelligence Services and the…
News Roundup and Notes: July 14, 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. Surveillance, privacy, and…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (July 5 – 11)
I. Guantanamo (and Prisoner Transfers) Steve Vladeck, The D.C. Circuit, Article II, and the Constitutionality of the Guantanamo Transfer Restrictions (Thursday, July 10) Ryan Goodman,…
New Court Orders Signal More Drone Documents Are on the Way
For more than four years of Freedom of Information Act litigation concerning the government’s targeted-killing program, the government managed to avoid releasing a single document…
Joint Chiefs of Staff: Bergdahl exchange vital to keeping faith with American service members
All seven members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have written a separate letter to the Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee stating their support for the exchange of the…
News Roundup and Notes: July 11, 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. Surveillance, privacy, and…