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Audio of ABA's "24th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference"

By Benjamin Wittes
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 3:38 PM

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security has released audio files of sessions from its recent annual conference. Here they all are:

November 6 - November 7, 2014 | The Capital Hilton

Opening Remarks and Panel I - Executive Branch Updates on Developments in National Security Law (Panel I begins at ~6:57)

Opening Remarks: ABA President William Hubbard
Moderator: Ben Powell; Discussants: Caroline Krass, Robert Litt, Brigadier General Richard Gross, U.S. Army, Rajesh De, Cynthia Ryan and John Carlin

Panel II - Role of the Judiciary in National Security
Moderator
: Viet Dinh; Discussants: the Honorable John D. Bates, the Honorable Brett Kavanaugh, the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown and Benjamin Wittes

Keynote Address - Protecting Critical Infrastructure in a Heightened Risk Environment
The Honorable Suzanne E. Spaulding

Panel III - The Future of Foreign Intelligence
Moderator
: Laura Donohue; Discussants: William Banks, Jameel Jaffer, David Kris and Robert Litt

Panel IV - Ethical Issues Facing Lawyers Practicing National Security Law: A Discussion
Discussants
: Harvey Rishikof and the Honorable James Baker

Panel V - The Economic & Financial Threat Domain: Making Smart Sanctions Smarter
Moderator
: John Norton Moore; Discussants: Ilan Berman, Richard Newcomb, Steve Perles, Andrew Davenport and Juan Zarate

Keynote Address
Vice Admiral Nanette DeRenzi, U.S. Navy

Panel VI - Military Justice: Continuity or Change?
Moderator
: Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., USAF (Ret.);Discussants: Lieutenant General Flora Darpino, U.S. Army, Rachel VanLandingham, Gary Solis and Captain Lindsay Rodman, USMC

Panel VII - Cybersecurity: Will We Ever Be Secure?
Moderator
: Jill Rhodes; Discussants: Judith Miller, Keith Lowry and Kathleen Rice

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