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Hands Off Encryption! Say New Amici Briefs in Lavabit Case
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is in the process of deciding the first legal challenge to government seizure of the master encryption keys that secure our communications with…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Oct. 19-25)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Steve Vladeck, Laura Donohue’s Comprehensive Case Against Bulk Metadata Collection (Wednesday, Oct. 23) Marty Lederman, Latest Round of…
Latest Round of Briefing in ACLU v. Clapper “Telephony Records Program” Case
The ACLU and the Government filed their reply briefs today on their respective motions in the Section 215 “Telephony Records Program” litigation in the Southern District…
Invented (and Real) Criticisms of the Human Rights Watch Report on Targeted Killings in Yemen
The major reports by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) on targeted killings make valuable contributions to public debate (see Sarah Knuckey’s Guide to the…
Live Feed — UN Panel on Drones and the Law [Update: now concluded]
Included on the UN Panel is Just Security’s Sarah Knuckey. [For background on the UN drone reports, see Sarah Knuckey‘s earlier post on the drone report by Christof…
Live Feed of UN Debate on Drones [Update: Debate has now concluded]
[UPDATE: The UN debate on the drones reports has now concluded. A video of the debate is included below and begins at the 57:30 mark] [For background on the UN drone reports,…
Ghailani: Constitutional “Cross-Ruffing,” and Why I Worry…
I’ve now had a chance to read yesterday’s Second Circuit decision in Ghailani, affirming the conviction of the one terrorism suspect transferred from Guantánamo to…
News Roundup and Notes: October 25, 2013
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 The Guardian…
ICC Prosecutor Announces Important Changes in New Strategic Plan
The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) has just released its new strategic plan for 2012-2015, signaling important changes in the direction of the Office that reflect the lessons learned…
Second Circuit Affirms Ghailani’s Conviction and Sentence
This morning’s Second Circuit decision unanimously affirming the conviction and sentence of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is not surprising, but it may well be significant, especially…
News Roundup and Notes: October 24, 2013
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. Drones The Washington Post…
Laura Donohue’s Comprehensive Case Against Bulk Metadata Collection
Our good friend and Georgetown Law Professor Laura Donohue has been kind enough to share with us an advance draft of her latest article, “Bulk Metadata Collection: Statutory…