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Deradicalization Programs: Lessons Learned from Europe
Homegrown militants have become a major threat for European countries. Europe’s police organization Europol estimates that up to 5,000...
Mar 15, 20153 min read
Cyber Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and terrorist financing
Anti-money laundering laws have traditionally served the purpose of eliminating the profits for he commission of crimes. After September...
Jan 6, 20143 min read
The Quirin Jury-Trial Exception Should be Expanded
The D.C. Circuit is currently debating whether to expand the jurisdiction of military commissions in al Bahlul v. United States. After...
Nov 26, 20133 min read
Spying for Security or Spying because of Habit?
Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman recently wrote an AP article stating that continued spying on mosques in...
Nov 17, 20133 min read
The Necessity of a Federal Law for the Prosecution of Foreign Combatants
The trend of warfare in the last century speaks to future conflicts continuing to be less traditional and involving questions that are...
Dec 21, 20123 min read
Terrorist Attack Thwarted, Media Coverage Negligible
“This is not ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ where the Queen said ‘First the punishment then the trial. This is America, where everyone is...
Nov 27, 20123 min read
9/11 pretrial hearings debate rules for Constitution's applicability
Last month as President Barack Obama reiterated his desire to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention center, government lawyers and...
Nov 25, 20124 min read
Free Speech or Terrorist Supporter? Prosecuting Terrorism through the Material Support Statutes: Apr
The National Security Law Brief’s Annual Symposium will include a panel of academic and practicing experts in terrorism prosecutions, who...
Mar 31, 20121 min read


U.S. Military to Set War Crimes Precedent with Ali Musa Daqduq
The New York Times recently reported that the Office of Military Commissions has commenced filing charges against Ali Musa Daqduq...
Mar 5, 20123 min read
When National Security Fails
After the 9/11 attacks, the United States was in, what many would describe as, a state of panic. Â Still reeling from the assault, America...
Apr 21, 20101 min read
"Material Support" too Vague?
On Tuesday the court heard oral arguments in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project. The oral arguments (found here) addressed the following...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
FBI Closes Case on 2001 Anthrax Attacks
Eight years after the worst bioterrorism attack in U.S. history, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is closing the case. The FBI...
Feb 22, 20101 min read
Discipline Possible for Army Doctors in Fort Hood Shooting
The army is investigating the supervisors of Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Hasan is an army psychiatrist who is believed to be...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
US Drone Killings Criticized by UN Special Rapporteur
On Tuesday, Philip Alston, a UN Special Rapporteur, voiced concerns about the international legal basis for unmanned drone killings on...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
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