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Legal Means to Prosecute Actors Behind Deepfakes
By Daniel de Zayas In June 2019, many U.S. government officials learned that nothing was real about their recent LinkedIn connection...
Sep 23, 20193 min read


Effectiveness of Existing Legal Frameworks to Curtail Anti-Satellite Weapons Testing
By David Manthos On March 27, 2019, India announced their successful test of a kinetic anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon, using a missile to...
Jul 19, 20193 min read


The Uncertain Constitutional Future of Trump’s Wall
By Alexa August Despite initial relief that the longest government shutdown in United States history finally ended on January 25, 2019,...
Feb 13, 20194 min read


New War, Same Problem: Why the AUMF Needs To Be Updated
By: Joseph Epstein The United States Department of Defense has been conducting extensive operations throughout Africa against several...
May 19, 20184 min read


In the Absence of Legal Authority: U.S. Airstrikes in Syria
By: Katherine Youssouf On Friday night, April 13th, at the order of the President, the United States launched a series of precision...
Apr 26, 20185 min read


The Guantanamo Bay Executive Order
By: Rachel Bauer Guantanamo Bay will continue to stay open and active. On January 30, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order,...
Mar 28, 20183 min read


Why the First Step to Re-Characterizing Mass Shootings Starts with Banning Bump Stocks
By: Abigail Kittredge More than 15,000 Americans die each year from guns. Mass shootings have plagued communities in the U.S. for almost...
Mar 21, 20184 min read


The President’s Authority to Disclose Information, and the National Security Threat of the Nunes Mem
By: Maximilian Raileanu Introduction A couple of times over the past year, the Trump Administration has come under heavy fire for the...
Feb 19, 20184 min read


Watching the Watchers: Legal Effects of the Section 702 Renewal
By: Carly Nuttall The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) first became law in 1978. Broadly speaking, FISA is a federal law that...
Feb 18, 20184 min read


Two Minutes To Midnight, Thirty-Eight To Safety: Nuclear Preparedness in the Wake of Hawaii’s Debacl
By: Alix Bruce On January 13, 2018, Hawaii was in a state of terror for a full thirty-eight minutes when an emergency management worker...
Feb 9, 20184 min read


“Fix NICS”: Potential Emergence of Further Gun Regulations
By Leemor Banai On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman became the first mass shooter in American history. He killed seventeen people,...
Jan 10, 20184 min read


Shooting Down North Korean Missiles: A Legal Last Resort
By Joseph R. Epstein The 2017 threat assessment from the Director of National Intelligence labeled Russia, China, Iran, and The...
Nov 20, 20174 min read


Updates Pending: The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in the Microsoft Ireland Case
By: Jen Goss, November 13, 2017 In October, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of United States v. Microsoft Corp. A...
Nov 13, 20173 min read


Kaspersky, the NSA, and Data Breaches: Bad Security Practices
By Ryan Johnston – November 5, 2017 The NSA is one of the foremost agencies responsible for collecting data in the United States, but it...
Nov 5, 20175 min read


The TSA’s Power to Screen and Prohibit Certain Electronic Devices on Airlines
By John R. Burns On October 31, 2015, a Russian A321-200 airliner, operated by Metrojet, was blown out of the sky by an Islamic State of...
Oct 29, 20173 min read


Labeling Las Vegas: An Analysis of Declaring the Tragedy a Terrorist Attack
By Samuel Nicosia Tragedy swept the nation like wildfire on October 1, 2017, when Stephen Paddock opened fired on unsuspecting...
Oct 26, 20173 min read


A Fourth Amendment Sunset: The FISA 702 Program Reauthorization
By Victoria Garcia The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) 702 Program is an ongoing surveillance program that collects...
Oct 16, 20174 min read


Legal Implications of Detaining the Latest American Enemy Combatant
By Annica Mae Mattus It is around four weeks since the Department of Defense announced an American citizen is being detained by American...
Oct 7, 20174 min read


Update Required? Analyzing the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
By Carly Nuttall Most people understand that statements shared on Twitter, status updates posted on Facebook, or photos uploaded to...
Sep 30, 20173 min read


The Cost of Nuclear Weapons in the Interest of National Security
By Katherine Youssouf Restricting the Means & Methods of Warfare In 1863, Russian military authorities developed an explosive rifle...
Sep 15, 20174 min read
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