Recent Articles
Military Commissions and Unintended Constitutional Consequences
Over at Lawfare, I have a post up this morning providing a preview of next Tuesday’s oral argument in the D.C. Circuit in In re al-Nashiri–a mandamus action challenging…
International Comity Run Amok
Late last year, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Mujica v. Airscan Inc., a human rights suit against two U.S. corporations for involvement…
News Roundup and Notes: February 3, 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. SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY, and TECHNOLOGY…
Homeland Insecurity: Checkpoints, Warrantless Searches and Security Theater
Since June 2013, the American public, press, and policy-makers have been debating the implications of Edward Snowden’s disclosures of mass U.S. government surveillance programs,…
Did the U.S.-Israeli killing of Mughniyah violate international law?
Over the weekend, The Washington Post reported on a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Imad Mughniyah—Hezbollah’s reported chief of international operations—on the…
National Security Related Congressional Hearings, February 2-6
Below is a calendar of Congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, February 3, 2015 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Findings of the Military…
International Cyber Governance: Engagement Without Agreement?
The following post is the latest installment of our Monday Reflections feature in which a different Just Security editor takes an in-depth look at the big stories from the…
News Roundup and Notes: February 2, 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 The Islamic…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Jan 24-30)
I. Authorization for Use of Military Force Ryan Goodman, General Dempsey’s Position on an AUMF for ISIL: The Good, the Bad, and the Confusing (Monday, Jan. 26) Megan Graham, Schiff…
Basic category error by ten members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Tuesday, AG-Designate Loretta Lynch, in her capacity as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced the unsealing of a complaint and arrest warrant that…
Five Important Questions About DEA’s Vehicle Surveillance Program
With each week, we seem to learn about a new government location tracking program. This time, it’s the expanded use of license plate readers. According to the Wall Street Journal, relying…
News Roundup and Notes: January 30, 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 Japan and…