Foreign Policy and National Security
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Twitter, Facebook and Google can’t be held responsible for a December 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, because those harmed in the incident can’t show the tech companies actually aided the attackers, a California federal judge has said… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said he will step down in February in a resignation letter Thursday that implicitly criticized President Donald Trump’s treatment of allies… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Trump administration can’t enforce a rule issued last month that said migrants can only apply for asylum if they cross the U.S. border at a designated port of entry, a California federal judge ruled on Wednesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Trump campaign and WikiLeaks asked a New York federal court to toss the Democratic National Committee’s suit over a pre-election email hack, saying Friday that the suit runs counter to the First Amendment and doesn’t sufficiently allege they violated privacy and intellectual property laws… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Nearly a quarter-century after a bomb blast at a Buenos Aires Jewish community center killed dozens and injured hundreds more, the worst terrorist attack in Argentina’s history remains unsolved—and a new memoir recounts one lawyer’s efforts to prove the government’s investigation was a sham from the start… Read this piece in its entirety at LobeLog.
Mike LaSusa 