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News Roundup and Notes: November 11, 2015
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 Russia has…
Nasser Hussain
I’ve been lucky in my life to have had wonderful teachers–the kind who know which buttons to push to get the most out of you, all the while seeing things in you that…
Judge Leon’s Poignant, Yet Pointless, Injunction in Klayman
A long time 12 days ago, I wrote a post sharply criticizing the Second Circuit for deciding not to decide the Fourth Amendment question in ACLU v. Clapper, which arises from the…
Lawyering in Secret and the Government’s FOIA Bogeyman
Last week, in Washington, the Central Intelligence Agency’s top lawyer aired a pointed complaint — or was it a warning? — that has been bubbling about for some time. At an…
A Return to Authoritarianism in Egypt
Lawyers for human rights lawyer and journalist Hossam Bahgat have confirmed that Bahgat was detained Sunday by military officials, apparently in retaliation for his coverage of…
News Roundup and Notes: November 10, 2015
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. EGYPT Moscow yesterday acknowledged…
Secret Law Isn’t the Public’s Fault
Officials in this administration have a funny way of blaming the victim. Did the CIA spy on Senate intelligence committee staffers who were investigating the agency’s torture…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, November 9–13
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. The House is out of session and many members will be conducting work in their home districts,…
The Mavi Marmara Appeal: The ICC Prosecutor Wins by Losing
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…
News Roundup and Notes: November 9, 2015
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. EGYPT There is mounting…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (October 31–November 6)
I. Power Wars Symposium Oona Hathaway, The Savage Effect (Monday, November 2) Marty Lederman, Further on the Law of the Bin Laden Operation, Part I (Tuesday, November 3) Marty…
McCain’s Hearing Threat and the Bergdahl Court-Martial
Last month, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated his opinion that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is currently facing charges before a…