On Demand CLE Webinar - Remote Working in a Time of COVID-19: Cybersecurity Issues You Need to Know
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Standing Committee on Law and National Security
The Standing Committee on Law and National Security is the oldest Standing Committee in the ABA. We have sustained a commitment to educating the Bar and public on national security issues.
Hacking Democracy: Elections and Beyond CLE ABA Showcase Program - Now Available On Demand
"Hacking Democracy" Now Available
You can now view this CLE Showcase Program from the 2020 ABA Virtual Annual Meeting on demand. Access to the program is included for all registrants to the Virtual Annual Meeting (complimentary for ABA Members). Moderated by Harvey Rishikof, featuring panelists Suzanne Spaulding, Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, and the Hon. James McPherson with welcoming remarks from Judy Perry Martinez. Click here to view the CLE Showcase flyer with speaker details. Click the link below for the program video; you will need to log-in to the ABA’s member/customer login page to access it.
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CLE Reading Materials for "Hacking Elections"
Click through for the linked list of supplemental reading material for the Hacking Democracy: Elections and Beyond CLE Showcase program
Is U.S. ready to combat foreign digital threats as Nov. elections approach?
Read more about the upcoming CLE Showcase program at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting on July 29th
Listen to National Security Law Today
Follow the Committee's podcast
NSL Today is a weekly podcast where lawyers and security experts discuss the hottest topics in national security. This week: listen to Amb. Bonnie Jenkins discuss her career in nonproliferation and biosecurity, including her time fighting infectious diseases as a national security threat
NSL Today - Hear the latest episode online
Watch the Women in National Security Law Panel
WINSL Virtual Launch Event - June 4, 2020
The mission of WINSL is to support, promote, and develop women engaged in the practice of national security law. Watch the panel with Cynthia Ryan, Chair Standing Committee on Law and National Security; Amb. Bonnie Jenkins, Founder and Chair, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security; Mieke Eoyang, Vice President, National Security Program, Third Way; Dawn Browning, Deputy General Counsel, National Security and Cyber Law Branch, FBI
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Read the ABA News report on the Women in National Security Law launch event for a quick rundown of the topics and speakers covered during the panel.
COVID-19 Resources
Space Policy Workshops and Reports
National Security Books
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The Sourcebook of Public-Private Partnerships for Security and Resilience 2018: A Compendium of Laws and Policy Documents
Publications | Book
Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security
Conferences and Events
Breakfasts, Conferences, and More
Find our more about past national security law conference and monthly breakfast and lunch events
Visit the ABA Cyber Task Force Page
The ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force's mission is to identify and compile resources within the ABA that pertain to cybersecurity, and to focus and coordinate the ABA’s legal and policy analyses and assessments of proposals relating to cybersecurity
ABA Cybersecurity Handbook
The second edition of the Handbook published by the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force addresses current overarching threats, describes how the technology works, outlines key legal requirements and ethical issues, and highlights special considerations for lawyers and practitioners of all types. It's a must read for anyone working in the field.
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About the Standing Committee
The Standing Committee on Law and National Security celebrated its 50 year anniversary in 2012 and is the oldest Standing Committee in the ABA. The Committee, since 1962, has sustained an unwavering commitment to educating the Bar and the public on the importance of the rule of law in preserving the freedoms of democracy and our national security. Founded by then-ABA President and later Supreme Court Justice Lewis J. Powell, the Committee focuses on legal aspects of national security with particular attention in recent years to issues raised by legal responses to terrorist events. The Committee conducts studies, sponsors programs and administers working groups on law and national security-related issues to serve members and the profession. Activities assist policymakers, educate lawyers, the media and the public, and enable the Committee to make recommendations to the ABA. The 11-member Committee is aided by an Advisory Committee, Counselors, and liaisons from ABA entities.