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Where Personal Opinion and Unlawful Command Influence Collide
By Jennifer Goss In August 2016, Sergeant (Sgt.) Bowe Bergdahl’s defense team filed a motion to dismiss all charges against him, claiming...
Nov 19, 20165 min read


The Implications of the Federal Definition of Domestic Terrorism
By Natalie Holland On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof attacked the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Carolina...
Nov 19, 20165 min read


Sadly, Trump Could Use Executive Authority to Ban Muslims from Entering U.S.
By Joshua Arons In a disappointing turn of events, Donald Trump, the recently elected President of the United States could ban Muslims or...
Nov 19, 20164 min read
Thank You For Your Service?
By Eugene Mok Recently the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit delivered a concerning blow to veteran and service-member...
Nov 17, 20163 min read
So-Long NATO?
By Amanda Leonard In an August 2016 speech on terrorism, President-elect Donald Trump stated that the “era of nation-building will be...
Nov 15, 20162 min read
Supreme Court Approves Change to Rule 41 Search and Seizure Warrants for Electronic Property
On Thursday, April 28, Chief Justice John Roberts submitted to Congress, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that...
Apr 29, 20164 min read
Will Obama's Recent National Security Strategy Incite A Color Revolution?
Under the authority of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, President Obama’s recently updated National Security Strategy may incite a color...
Mar 31, 20153 min read
Do Border Searches Violate American’s Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age?
Imagine taking a weekend road trip to Mexico with a group of friends. Your vehicle is one of about sixty-two million that have crossed...
Mar 18, 20154 min read
Russia, NATO, and Article V
By Will Richmond The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the most important military alliance in the World. It underpins U.S....
Mar 7, 20153 min read
Exploring the President's Draft AUMF
President Obama sent to Congress on February 11 his draft proposal for a joint resolution authorizing the use of military force against...
Feb 28, 20154 min read
The AUMF Draft Notes – President Promises to Eat His Broccoli
For months, national security law experts have quietly and not–so–quietly complained that the President’s legal rationale to conduct...
Feb 20, 20153 min read
‘Roving Patrol’ Abuses and the Demand for Transparency: The ACLU and its FOIA Request to the DHS and
On February 10, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) filed a lawsuit against the...
Feb 17, 20155 min read
Climate Change: A Threat to our National Security?
Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took the world stage in October of this year asserting that climate...
Nov 18, 20143 min read
In Defense of Using Force Against Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran’s nuclear weapons program is inextricably linked to the national security of the United States. The program first came under...
Oct 21, 20143 min read
New Year's Resolution
The definition of a word is meant to be a singular idea. Â In the evolution of usage and the blending of disparate cultures, naturally an...
Mar 21, 20144 min read
The Optic Nerve Program Meets the NSA
Three United States Senators and members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are among many Americans who recently discovered that the...
Mar 18, 20143 min read
Violation of Privacy or Protection of Citizens?
Being free from unreasonable searches and seizures has always been viewed as part of a fundamental right in our society. Airport...
Mar 9, 20143 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
Warrantless Wiretapping Fallout Continues
Earlier this year, a Somali-American man, Mohamed Mohamud, was convicted of trying to use a weapon of mass destruction at a Christmas...
Dec 3, 20132 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
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