Security Law Brief

"News, commentaries, and opinions from around the world related to national security law."

Author: Georgetown Law Center on National Security and the Law

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Recent Posts from Security Law Brief

US officials optimistic about new nuclear treaty with Russia
11/08/09: The Washington Post reports that after months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor…
US readies plan to ID departing visitors
11/08/09: The Washington Post reports that DHS is finalizing a proposal to collect fingerprints or eye scans from all foreign travelers at US airports as they leave the country, officials said, a costly screening program…
DOJ to argue NSA warrantless wiretapping lawsuit should be dismissed
11/08/09: The Intelligence Daily reports that President Barack Obama has instructed DOJ attorneys to argue before Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker, that he must toss out the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Shubert v. Bush lawsuit challenging…
Former UK ambassador says CIA sent people to be ‘raped with broken bottles’
11/08/09: The Raw Story reports that the CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with broken bottles and boiling them alive, according…
Mexico extraditions to US reach record high
11/08/09: The Intelligence Daily reports that DOJ announced Nov. 1 that Mexico's extradition of 11 fugitives to the United States the previous day has brought the number of extraditions this year to a record 100.…
GOP senators want to query attorney general on reporter-shield legislation
11/08/09: The Washington Post reports that Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee want to question Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. about his support of a compromise reporters' shield law before they vote on it.…
Probe of Fort Hood suspect's motive begins
11/07/09: The Washington Post reports that investigators on Friday bore down on the possible motives of Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood gunman, to determine whether his actions were driven by stress related…
Bill seeks terrorist-proof chemicals
11/07/09: The New York Times reports that the House passed legislation that would give the government the authority to force companies to replace chemicals that terrorists could use in attacks with safer alternatives. The measure,…
ICC assigns judges to Kenya post-election violence situation
11/07/09: JURIST reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Friday that it has assigned three judges to the situation involving the violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections. The decision came…
Spain dismisses demand to release two Somali pirates
11/07/09: The New York Times reports that Spain said Friday that it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the…