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The Early Edition: August 3, 2018
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Google’s Dragonfly: A Bellwether for Human Rights in the Digital Age
Both of us vividly recall the remarkable events of 2010, when Google took its stand against Chinese government censorship by publicly declaring it would withdraw its search engine…
Legitimizing Foreign Mass Surveillance in the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is beginning to weigh in on a sweep of legislation passed, in recent years, that authorizes bulk interception of foreign communications…
Precision and Civilian Casualties: Policymakers Believe Drones Can Be Precise. That May Not Be Enough.
What do policymakers’ own views of drones – particularly as they relate to civilian casualties – reflect, and how do those views affect policymaking?
The Early Edition: August 2, 2018
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It’s Time for Congress to Take Foreign Threats to Our Elections Seriously
When it comes to the security of our elections, we have a battle on two fronts. On the first, Russia has attacked our election infrastructure and our intelligence community believes…
Who Says Collusion is a Crime: The Justice Department
"Any discussion in this space should include an understanding that the U.S. Justice Department has set out explicitly that acts of collusion can amount to a federal crime, and…
The Early Edition: August 1, 2018
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Just Security Podcast: ACLU’s David Cole on Defending our Democratic Traditions
Roughly a year ago, I sat down with ACLU Legal Director and Just Security editorial board member David Cole to pick his brain about what our various independent government branches…
The Trial of Paul Manafort: What to Expect
The trial of former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort is scheduled to begin today in Virginia before Judge T.S. Ellis. Manafort is facing myriad charges, including tax fraud,…
The Early Edition: July 31, 2018
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Reports: Carter Page Was Subject to FISA Warrant in 2013/2014
I have always recalled a nugget buried deep in a CNN report published in Aug. 4, 2017. The 61st paragraph of the report reads: "Page had been the subject of a secret intelligence…