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National Security Webinar Series: Emerging Critical Issues CLE
CLE materials for the Emerging Critical Issues Webinars, January 28-29 and February 4-5, 2021
January 28, 2021
William Banks, "Introduction to Special Issue: Law and The COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Volume 11, Issue 1. October, 2020.
Emily Berman, "The Roles of the State and Federal Governments in a Pandemic." Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Volume 11, Issue 1. October, 2020.
Elizabeth Goitein, "Emergency Powers, Real and Imagined: How President Trump Used and Failed to Use Presidential Authority in the COVID-19 Crisis." Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Volume 11, Issue 1. October, 2020.
Brennan Center for Justice. A Guide to Emergency Powers and Their Use . Revised September 4, 2019
Adam Marshall and Gunita Singh "Access to Public Records and the Role of the News Media in Providing Information About COVID-19." Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Volume 11, Issue 1. October, 2020.
American Drone Security Act
Bobby Chesney, Banning TikTok and WeChat: Another Primer , August 2020
Commerce Department Ban on WeChat and TikTok Transactions to Protect the National Security of the United States
Congressional Research Service, TikTok: Technology Overview and Issues , December 2020
Department of Defense Drone Ban
Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. v. United States
Kaspersky Lab, Inc. v. United States Department of Homeland Security
Samm Sacks, Mapping U.S.—China Technology Decoupling , August 2020
TikTok v. Trump
U.S. WeChat Users Alliance, et al., v. Trump
2020 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 848
January 29, 2021
Risa Brooks, What Can Military and Civilian Leaders do to Prevent the Military’s Politicization? , War on the Rocks, April 27, 2020.
Charles Dunlap, " Finding the Right U.S. Defense Leaders. " Just Security, August 28, 2020
Charles Dunlap, "Five recommendations for America’s military at this sensitive time. " Lawfire, January 11, 2021
Charles Dunlap, General dissent: examining a case study of “retired officer activism," Lawfire, November 1 2020
Charles Dunlap, "Why an apolitical military is so important in an era of an “All-Volunteer” force." Lawfire, September 21, 2019
Charles Dunlap, "Salute all who benefit the public, but recognize the uniqueness of military service" Lawfire, June 27, 2020
Dakota S. Rudesill, Cyber Operations, Legal Secrecy, and Civil-Military Relations , in Reconsidering Civil-Military Relations: the Military, Society, Politics, and Modern War 245 (Lionel Beehner, Risa Brooks & Daniel Maurer, eds.) (2021)
Congressional Research Service. Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media Content . March 27, 2019.
Deepfakes: Primer and Forecast , NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence
Emma Briant, Building a stronger and more secure democracy in a digital age: A Response to Recent Interim Reports and Proposals , September 2018
Tim Hwang, Digital Disinformation: A Primer , September 2017.
Eugene Volokh. "If the Government Bans Viewpoint Discrimination by Social Media Platforms, That Would Also Protect Pro-Terrorist Content ." Reason, May 28, 2020.
Eugene Volokh, Might Federal Preemption of Speech-Protective State Laws Violate the First Amendment? , Reason, January 2021
Eugene Volokh, " Trump Was Kicked Off Twitter. Who's Next? " New York Times, January 11, 2020
Glenn Gerstell, "The National-Security Case for Fixing Social Media. " New Yorker, November 13, 2020.
Nichola Groom, Rachel Parsons, Tesla Boss Elon Musk Wins Defamation Trial Over His "Pedo Guy' Tweet , Reuters, December 2019.
February 4, 2021
CLE PACKET
Exec. Order No. 13953, 3 C.F.R. 62539 (2020)
Homeland Security Advisory Council, Final Report: Economic Security Subcommittee, DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC. (Nov. 2020),
Homeland Threat Assessment, DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC. 14-16 (Oct. 2020),
Megan Brown, Promoting 5G and the Future Technology Development By Supporting Global Standards, NAT’L SEC. INST. (Dec. 2020)
Andy Keiser and Bryan Smith, Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE :Countering a Hostile Foreign Threat, NAT’L SEC. INST. (Jan. 24, 2019)
Keith B. Alexander and Jamil J. Jaffer, The Other Crisis: U.S. Companies Still Need Help Against Cyberattacks, BARRON’S (Mar. 16, 2020)
John R. Hoehn and Kelly M. Sayler, National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G)Mobile Technologies, CONG. RSCH. SERV. (Oct. 8, 2020)
Kelley M. Sayler, Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies, CONG. RSCH. SERV. (Nov. 30,2020)
Heidi M. Peters, Defense Primer: Acquiring Specialty Metals and Sensitive Materials, CONG. RSCH. SERV. (Jan. 30, 2020)
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-92, § 219, 133 Stat.1260-61; § 220, 133 Stat. 1261-62; § 221, 133 Stat. 1262-64; § 224, 133 Stat. 1266-68; § 226,133 Stat. 1287-88; § 256, 133 Stat. 1290-91; § 263, 133 Stat. 1298-99; § 850, 133 Stat. 1509; §1257, 133 Stat. 1626-27; § 1257, 133 Stat. 1674-76; § 1260, 133 Stat. 1287-88; § 1260, 133 Stat. 1687-88; § 1647, 133 Stat. 1754-55; § 1648, 133. Stat. 1755-58; § 1741, 133 Stat. 1826-37; §5323, 133 Stat. 2130-34; § 5705, 133 Stat. 2165; § 5705, 133 Stat. 2165-66; § 5709, 133 Stat.2168-70; § 6304, 133 Stat. 2188-89; § 6729, 133 Stat. 2188-89; § 6729, 133 Stat. 2237 (2019)
February 5, 2021
Appendices from the Sourcebook for Public-Private Partnerships for Security and Resilience 2018
Andy Keiser, Securing the Key to the Future: Countering the Threat from State-Backed Chinese Semiconductor Companies , Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, October 2020.
Bob Kolasky, A Risk-Based Approach to National Cybersecurity , January 14, 2021
Congressional Research Service, Congressional Primer on Responding to and Recovering from Major Disasters and Emergencies , June 3, 2020
Cyberlaw Podcast, Cybersecurity-A British Perspective , February 2021
National Security Institute Live, Silverado Debate: Cyber Offense Vs. Cyber Defense , January 2021
Overview of Stafford Act Support to States
State of Delaware, Executive Order Number Twelve (July 2017)
State of Delaware, Title 20 Chapter 34
State of Delaware, Title 29 Chapter 90c