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Constitutionality of the No Fly List
For over ten years the federal government has used the No Fly List to ensure that individuals are barred from flying on U.S. airlines or...
Apr 18, 20167 min read
United States Sanctions on Iran after the Nuclear Deal
The Iran Nuclear Arms Deal is a landmark, but this deal has been heavily criticized due to the United States economic penalties toward...
Apr 11, 20163 min read
The Intersection of “Internet Terrorism” and “Individual Privacy” in the Context of the First Amendm
“Deterring Russia, channeling growing Chinese power, and working with others to dismantle the Islamic State are daunting challenges — but...
Mar 27, 20163 min read
The Slippery Slope of Creating an iPhone Backdoor
By Gregory Coutros The FBI’s request that Apple provide an electronic backdoor into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooters is, on...
Mar 27, 20163 min read
Sign Her Up? Women and Selective Service in a Post-Rostker v. Goldberg Era
The Selective Service System was first adopted in 1917 prior to the United States’ participation in World War I.[1] After the country...
Mar 3, 20163 min read
Backdoors: National Security versus the Fourth Amendment
As citizens of the United States, we rely on our nation’s foundation of rights as defined by the Constitution. These fundamental rights...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
Congress Should Consider NATO to Fill Gaps in European Security
The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel released its final report in September...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
The White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan and What it Could Mean to the States
President Obama recently released the White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) last Tuesday.[1] After a hacker released a...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
When Free Speech Becomes Material Support: § 2339 and the Private Sector’s Role in Combatting
It is well documented that ISIS and other terrorist organizations have made great use of social media platforms to advance their...
Mar 3, 20165 min read
iConstitution: How Apple is using the Constitution as a basis for its argument against the FBI
It’s quite difficult to imagine exactly what the Framers of the Constitution would think of the construal of their document to protect...
Feb 29, 20164 min read
National security trumps your constitutional rights, at least civilly
The D.C. Circuit recently held in Meshal v. Higgenbotham [1] that an individual cannot sue federal officials for damages stemming from...
Jan 6, 20164 min read
Legally Fighting Foreign Entities
Is it legal for a U.S. citizen to fight for a foreign entity? Yes, under certain guidelines and restrictions. I will analyze the relevant...
Jan 6, 20163 min read
Right Wing Extremists vs. Jihadist Terrorists: What’s the Bigger National Security Threat?
Gregory Coutros Right Wing Extremists vs. Jihadist Terrorists: What’s the Bigger National Security Threat? The United States faces terror...
Jan 6, 20164 min read
Should The United States Heighten Airport Security Abroad?
We all know the process, remove all liquids from your bag, place your shoes on the x-ray belt, walk through the metal detector, etc....
Jan 6, 20162 min read
The Third Party Records Doctrine in the Digital Age
In 2013, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s concurring opinion in United States v. Jones received effusive media coverage.[1] In Jones,...
Jan 6, 20164 min read
The Impact of Infrastructure on National Security
The myopia of national security issues has focused specifically on military defense, nuclear weapons, and cyber security threats. While...
Nov 23, 20153 min read
Strategic Defense Budget Cuts are Essential to America’s Long-term Security Interests
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves”. –...
Nov 23, 20154 min read
When Bias and Empathy Meet
The day before the terrorist attack in Paris on Friday, a lesser reported double suicide bombing cut through Beirut, Lebanon, killing...
Nov 23, 20154 min read
Reviewing a Proposed Reauthorization of the Use of Military Force Against ISIS
The war on ISIS has become an ever-present threat to America’s national security, human rights, and global safety. There is no shortage...
Nov 9, 20154 min read
A Modern Slavery Act for the United States
Commercial sex trafficking and forced labor are two of the most widely practiced methods of modern day slavery which have potentially...
Nov 9, 20154 min read
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