Surveillance
Metadata Collection Violated FISA, Ninth Circuit Rules
Rachael Hanna Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 12:49 PM
An overview of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Moalin.
Rachael Hanna is a student at Harvard Law School. Prior to law school, Rachael spent two years working at Mintz Levin, where she focused on white collar and anti-money laundering matters. She holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard College.
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Surveillance
Summary: Ninth Circuit Declines to Rehear State Secrets Case
Rachael Hanna Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 8:01 AM
The Ninth Circuit declined to rehear en banc a case concerning the application of the state secrets privilege. What were the various claims made in the case?
Department of Defense
Shell Corporations Facilitate Contracting Fraud at the Department of Defense
Rachael Hanna Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 8:00 AM
Contracting fraud at the Department of Defense poses national security risks. Reforming shell corporation beneficial ownership reporting could help address the problem.
Trade and Security
Judge Enjoins Trump Administration's Easing of Restrictions on 3-D Gun Blueprints
Eric Halliday, Rachael Hanna Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 9:00 AM
The administration’s change in the export regime of small arms has gone into effect, except for the rules relating to the blueprints for 3-D weapons. A federal district judge in Seattle temporarily blocked that switch.
Trade and Security
Assessing the Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to the Small-Arms Export Regime
Eric Halliday, Rachael Hanna Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 9:16 AM
The administration’s proposed rule change could have significant implications for the global trade in small arms, particularly in conflicts across Latin America and the Middle East.
Military Commissions
Update From the Military Commissions: A Big September in the 9/11 Case
Emma DiNapoli, Rachael Hanna, Patrick McDonnell, Masha Simonova, Jacques Singer-Emery Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 11:36 AM
Last month, the military commission for the matter of United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. (i.e., the 9/11 trial) held a marathon three weeks of nearly back-to-back hearings. After being held up by delays in the publication and release of relevant transcripts, this post summarizes these proceedings and identifies several areas of potential interest, including testimony from two FBI special agents regarding their interviews with the defendants and their prior knowledge of alleged torture by the CIA.
September 9
Military Commissions
Update on the Military Commissions: Continued Health Issues, Recusal Motion and a New Cell in 'al-Iraqi'
Emma DiNapoli, Rachael Hanna, Patrick McDonnell, Jacques Singer-Emery Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 8:57 AM
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened Aug. 21-28. You can find previous Lawfare coverage here and here.