Chris Mirasola

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Chris Mirasola is a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. Previously he was attorney-advisor at the Department of Defense Office of General Counsel. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Law School.

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Sanctions

The Newest Round of Russian Sanctions: Much Ado About Very Little

On March 15, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Russian entities and nineteen individuals for “malign” cyber activity, “including their attempted interference in U.S. elections, destructive cyber-attacks, and intrusions targeting critical infrastructure.” This most recent round of sanctions is interesting for at least two reasons.

Data protection

Summary: The EU General Data Protection Regulation

After four years of negotiation, the European Parliament approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on April 14, 2016. Enforcement is scheduled to begin May 25. This post provides a high-level summary of what the GDPR requires, how it differs from past EU data regulations and what it means for how data is handled outside the EU.

What the GDPR Does

Executive Power

Summary: Lawsuit to Release the Legal Justification of Syria Airstrikes

Earlier this month, Quinta Jurecic noted a suit filed by the nonprofit Protect Democracy under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain the Trump administration’s legal justification behind U.S. airstrikes in Syria during April 2017. This post summarizes the ongoing battle over the release, in particular, of a legal memorandum (and related documents) provided to the National Security Advisor on the legality of the administration’s missile strike.