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Targeted Killing

President Trump Ponders Changes to the Lethal Force Policy Constraints: What You Need to Know
Robert Chesney Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 1:29 AM
A primer on the New York Times story about possible changes to the U.S. policy on lethal force.
Military Justice

The Supreme Court and Military Control of Civil Offices
Steve Vladeck Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 7:00 AM
Three forthcoming petitions before the Supreme Court about how an 1870 statute applies to the Court of Military Commission Review have far-reaching implications.
Travel Ban

Presumptions of Regularity Do Not Insulate the President’s Travel Ban Motives from Judicial Review
Robert Loeb Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 12:11 PM
Robert Loeb explains why he filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court about the origins, meaning, and limits of the presumption of regularity.
Iraq

Mosul Eyes Kurdish Referendum
Beverly Milton-Edwards, Alexander Brammer Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 4:00 PM
Iraqi Kurdistan's independence push could disrupt the fight against the Islamic State and undermine its long-term viability as a state.
Donald Trump

Clashes (and Conflicts) of Interests: Trump White House Lawyers at Lunch and at War
Bob Bauer Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 8:28 AM
The recent indiscretion exposes the conflicts within the legal team between the representation of the Office and the defense of Donald Trump.

Highlights

Targeted Killing

President Trump Ponders Changes to the Lethal Force Policy Constraints: What You Need to Know

Military Justice

The Supreme Court and Military Control of Civil Offices

Travel Ban

Presumptions of Regularity Do Not Insulate the President’s Travel Ban Motives from Judicial Review

Iraq

Mosul Eyes Kurdish Referendum

Donald Trump

Clashes (and Conflicts) of Interests: Trump White House Lawyers at Lunch and at War

Rational Security: The “Age of Flynnocence” Edition

Brexit Negotiations Phase One: Winter Is Coming

Reply Brief Filed on Cert in Al Bahlul

Great Power Competition and the AI Revolution: A Range of Risks to Military and Strategic Stability

The National Security Law Podcast: Enemy Combatants, Agents of Foreign Powers

Kurdish Independence Referendum Draws Criticism and Threats, Saudi Arabia’s “Authoritarian Upgrading” Strategy, and the Gulf’s New Outreach to Israel

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