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15 May 2017, 8:32 am by David Post
 Helen Murillo at Lawfare has analyzed federal obstruction of justice law in detail, and it’s not all that complicated: Under 18 U.S.C 1505, a felony offense is committed by anyone who “corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of… [read post]
18 Feb 2017, 4:37 am by Jordan Brunner
David Kris explained why the treatment of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s phone calls complies with FISA minimization procedures and Nima Binara fleshed out when the intelligence community can legally acquire and use intercepted communications involving U.S. persons who are not the government’s target. [read post]
12 May 2017, 10:51 am by Quinta Jurecic
Jack Goldsmith and Helen Murillo highlighted key questions about the now-central DOJ Inspector General investigation into Comey’s actions during the 2016 campaign and possible investigation into Comey’s firing. [read post]
4 Feb 2017, 5:33 am by Jordan Brunner
Helen Murillo, Yishai Schwartz, and Clara Spera provided a summary analysis of Gorsuch’s national security cases. [read post]
30 May 2017, 1:05 pm by Susan Hennessey
Helen Murillo and I previous wrote on the law of leaks, situating the Flynn disclosures in the motivational typologies offered by David Pozen: Pozen suggests that although leakiness is “often taken to be a sign of institutional failure, “[i]t may be better understood as an adaptive response to key external liabilities—such as the mistrust generated by presidential secret keeping and media manipulation—and internal pathologies—such as overclassification… [read post]
12 Jan 2017, 1:30 pm by Helen Klein Murillo
At the New York Times, David Lesch and James Gelvin assess post-civil war Syria and ask what exactly Assad has left to govern. [read post]
2 Aug 2016, 12:31 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
David Hoffman proposed the creation of an Internet Obscurity Center to shift the burden of complying with EU law away from private companies such as Google. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 10:37 am by Jordan Brunner
The resolution, introduced by Representative Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), seeks to sanction “entities and individuals in Russia or associated with the Russian Government who interfere in democratic elections,” and cites specifically the express desire of Russia to “divide the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, weaken democratic institutions, and support extremist, pro-Moscow candidates throughout Europe. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 9:53 am by Jordan Brunner
David Kimball-Stanley reviewed the NYPD’s new oversight deal regarding its surveillance practices. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 11:03 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Cody M. Poplin
” “The Gaza Strip may still lie in rubble, but Hamas operatives are convinced that they are ready for another battle,” shares David Patrikarakos, who is on assignment in Gaza City for Foreign Policy. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 11:25 am by Jordan Brunner
The news comes as the BBC adds that David Friedman, a pro-settlement hardliner who used to be Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer, was confirmed by the Senate yesterday to be Trump’s ambassador to Israel. [read post]
4 Mar 2017, 4:34 am by Benjamin Wittes
The Rational Security gang discussed the mysterious Kislyak and the Sessions saga, among other things, on “The Kislyak of Death” Edition of the podcast, which Benjamin Wittes posted: As the Trump administration tried to deflect questions about Russia connections, and as Sessions recused himself from any executive branch investigations into those connections, Susan Hennessey and Helen Murillo described the rules of congressional investigations and President Trump’s… [read post]
17 Apr 2019, 4:49 pm
URL (English Only)In an earlier post I discussed the anticipated announcement by American officials of a new set of sanctions against Cuba and other Caribbean states (here). [read post]