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The Supreme Court Could Use an Expert on National Security or International Law
One doesn’t hear much about the Supreme Court as a team these days, but in fact for most of the life of the Court this has been one of its principal modes of operating. Although…
Feminism Assessing Terrorism (or How to Slay a New Dragon)
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: March 14, 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. ANKARA BOMB ATTACK A car…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (March 5-11)
I. Guantánamo & Military Commissions Marty Lederman, Excellent Summary of GTMO Myths … and a Classic Case of the “False Equivalence Fallacy” (Monday, March 7) David…
The FBI Wants Schools to Spy on Their Students’ Thoughts
Imagine you’re a high school principal. An FBI document lands on your desk. It’s called “Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools,” and it’s alarming. According to the…
Determining When the Armed Conflict With Al-Qaeda Started
A panel of the DC Circuit recently held oral arguments in the case of Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri — a Saudi man accused of involvement in numerous terrorist plots and attacks against…
The Early Edition: March 11, 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. SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY and…
We Need to Know More About How the Government Censors Its Employees
In December, in a series of editorials published in The Washington Post and Just Security, Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway made the case for reforming the government’s broken…
Hostile Intent and Civilian Protection: Lessons From Recent Conflicts
Is a driver speeding toward a military checkpoint launching a suicide attack or racing his pregnant wife to the hospital? Is a local man digging on a roadside at night planting…
The Early Edition: March 10, 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 Islamic State…
The Latest European Court of Human Rights Ruling on Accountability for Torture
In another important decision on European participation in the US war on terrorism, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgment late last month against Italy for…
The Early Edition: March 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 Abu Omar…