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Bureaucratic Resistance and the Deep State Myth

How to think — and not think — about the concept of a "Deep State" as the nation works through the Ukraine whistleblower developments.
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How to Address Newly Revealed Abuses of Section 702 Surveillance

Last week's FISA Court opinions provide even more evidence that the current system fails to adequately protect Americans’ privacy.

The Early Edition: October 18, 2019

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
William Barr, nominee to be US Attorney General, takes the oath before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 15, 2019.

Bill Barr’s Witch Hunt

America’s chief law enforcement officer is using the full power of the U.S. government to pressure foreign governments to engage in investigations designed to politically benefit…
Cyber operations on mission in the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade operations center at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Reassessing U.S. Cyber Operations Against Iran and the Use of Force

"There is good reason to conclude the United States may have crossed the use of force threshold with this cyber operation."
Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the outskirts of the key Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on October 16, 2019 during the ongoing assault by Turkey and its allies on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.

Turkey’s (Latest) Invasion of Syria: Aggression, Proportionality, and Legal Consequences for NATO and Third-Party States

"All States are legally required to cooperate to bring any serious breach of a peremptory norm to an end by lawful means. Conversely, States are legally prohibited from helping…
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A Fourth Amendment Framework for Voiceprint Database Searches

Voice recognition technology should be subject to a new Fourth Amendment framework, drawing on the Supreme Court’s recent technology-related decisions, that treats each query…

The Early Edition: October 17, 2019

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The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

The German Constitutional Court on the Right of Self-Defense Against ISIS in Syria

German Constitutional Court concludes that the government has a reasonable claim that the UN Charter permits use of force in self-defense against non-state actors — at least…
US Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina and Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, enters a secure area prior to interviewing former CIA Director David Petraeus about the attacks on a US compound in Benghazi, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 6, 2016.

10 Questions for Trey Gowdy

Within one short media cycle, Gowdy became a part of the President's legal team before he wasn't. This all raises some questions.
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The FISA Court’s Section 702 Opinions, Part II: Improper Queries and Echoes of “Bulk Collection”

Part II discusses the the FBI’s improper queries of Section 702 communications—as well as the FISA Court’s unsatisfactory solution for bringing the FBI into compliance with…

The Early Edition: October 16, 2019

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