Monthly Archive: January 2017
Harvard Professor Jack Goldsmith’s post over on Lawfare about the former acting Attorney General Sally Yates’ behavior (Quick Thoughts On Sally Yates’ Unpersuasive Statement) is exceptionally well done. Regardless of one’s political persuasion, it...
Lawfire readers already know that LENS’ annual national security law conference Cyber, Security & Surveillance: Truth & Consequences is set for February 24th and 25th, but may not know about two new events LENS has...
While the report that Chelsea Manning will be free this coming May instead of facing a parole board in three more years may be celebrated as a triumph for transgender persons, I would suggest...
Americans are rightly (and almost literally) up in arms about the intelligence community’s (IC) report that Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin tried to influence the U.S. presidential election. According to that report, the IC...
The American Journal of International Law (AJIL) Unbound online edition has just published an open access feature entitled Symposium on Critical Perspectives on Human Shields. The symposium was the brainchild of Nicola Perugini and Neve...
Lawfire readers – you’re among the very first to have the opportunity to register for our annual national security law conference here at Duke Law. It’s set for Friday, February 24, and Saturday morning,...
The 60 Minutes segment (“Should the U.S. government pay ransom money?”) that aired January 8th addressed U.S. policies in situations where Americans are held hostage by terrorists. It focused on the tragic case of...