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The Early Edition: September 13, 2016
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 ceasefire…
Does Operation Inherent Resolve set a troubling constitutional precedent?: Engaging with Goldsmith and Waxman
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
The Early Edition: September 12, 2016
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 A 10-day…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Sept. 2 – Sept. 9)
I. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Arms Exports Ryan Goodman , UK Parliamentary Committee Draft Report Calls for Pause in Weapons Exports to Saudi Arabia (Wednesday Sept. 7) Just…
Fighting Human Trafficking in Conflict: Ideas for the UN Security Council
Slavery – is it making a comeback? There is a growing awareness that as many as 45.8 million people may be enslaved around the world today, and that supply-chains for basic commodities…
Feinstein-Burr 2.0: The Crypto Backdoor Bill Lives On
When it was first released back in April, a “discussion draft” of the Compliance With Court Orders Act sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Richard Burr (R-NC)…
Why President Obama Should Veto the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
This morning, the House of Representatives passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), a bill purportedly designed to make it a lot easier for 9/11 victims and…
Senators Move to Block US Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
A bipartisan group of four US senators yesterday introduced a joint resolution aimed at blocking the U.S. sale of more than $1.15 billion in M1 Abrams tanks and other weapons…
The DC Circuit’s Latest Ruling in Al-Nashiri: Why the Military Commissions Cannot Escape the Taint of CIA Torture
The DC Circuit’s recent ruling in In re Al-Nashiri missed an opportunity to clarify an important question in the current US military commissions: when did the armed conflict…
The Early Edition: September 9, 2016
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 Secretary…
GTMO Update on the final 61 detainees–PRB initial review hearings (finally) completed
Today marked the final of the “initial” Periodic Review Board hearings for detainees at Guantánamo who are not either already cleared for transfer or charged in the…
Supreme Court Grants Temporary Stay in Backpage Senate Subpoena Litigation
I recently wrote about the Senate civil enforcement action seeking to enforce a subpoena of Backpage.com records issued by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI). Backpage…