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Congress and the Future of Intelligence Reform

BY CHRIS PAWLIK – The Senate Intelligence Committee recently approved a new bill that aims to address concerns regarding the National Security Agency’s (N.S.A.) bulk data gathering practices. [1] The bill, titled the FISA Improvements Act, was introduced by Senator Diane Feinstein (D-California) and passed by a vote of 11-4. [2] The bill heavily favors current […]

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Enemy of the State: Terrorist Group Designation Surprisingly Supple

BY NICHOLAS ESSER – The United States government has declared yet another Islamic terrorist group.[1] The African based Boko Haram is responsible for a surge in violence in Nigeria, including the 2011 suicide bombing at the United Nations building in Nigeria’s capital Abuja.[2] So Boko Haram is now a terrorist group, but how does a group […]

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National Security and the First Amendment: The Special Responsibility of Defense Attorneys

BY CLAIRE RUMLER — Lawyers, especially criminal defense lawyers, represent an integral component of the American justice system. Their job is to ensure that no person be arbitrarily imprisoned, and fight to protect the rights of clients- rights that all people in the United States are guaranteed, regardless of their guilt or innocence or social […]

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NSAC, Miami Law Heavily Represented in Iron Arrow Honor Society Induction
BY CATHARINE SKIPP, Miami Law

Miami Law students Corey Gray and Leah Weston, along with recent graduate Catherine Kaiman, were inducted into Iron Arrow, the University of Miami’s oldest tradition and highest honor society. Miami Law alumnus Steven J. Brodie, J.D.’81, was also tapped.

Third-year Corey Gray is Editor-in-Chief of the National Security and Armed Conflict Law Review, Trial Team Vice President, Semifinalist in the FJA Regional Mock Trial Competition, and a member of the Society of Bar and Gavel. Gray holds the Litigation Skills Thomas Ewald Award, the Kozyak, Tropin & Throckmorton Litigation Scholarship, and the Armando Alejandre Memorial Scholarship.