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THE BLOG
Sep 23, 20193 min read
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...

Jul 19, 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...


Feb 13, 20194 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,...


May 19, 20184 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...


Apr 26, 20185 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...


Mar 28, 20183 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 21, 20184 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...


Feb 19, 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 18, 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 9, 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...

Jan 10, 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,...

Nov 20, 20174 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 13, 20173 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 5, 20175 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...


Oct 29, 20173 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 26, 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 16, 20174 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 7, 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...


Sep 30, 20173 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 15, 20174 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...
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