Tag Archives: T.J. Green

Can the President Legally Order a Drone Strike in the U.S.?

BY T.J. GREEN — A recent letter by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder provides new information about the legal reasoning behind the President’s authority to use drones as a weapon within the U.S. According to Holder, the Obama administration believes it could technically use military force to kill a U.S. citizen located on American soil […]

Government Surveillance is on the Rise

BY T.J. GREEN — Your e-mails, text, messages, online photos, and social network postings are not as private as you think. In wake of the sex scandal involving former CIA Director General David Patraeus, Google released its semi-annual Transparency Report and one thing has become clear: “Government surveillance is on the rise.” According to the […]

The Disappearing States: Statelessness and Its Reflection on Sovereignty

BY T.J. GREEN — The world is on the verge of witnessing an unprecedented event that has not been seen in modern history: the actual physical disappearance of a nation. The rise in global sea levels is threatening to submerge several small island states in the Pacific and Indian oceans. To make matters worse, this […]

Hedges v. Obama

BY T.J. GREEN — Last week, a federal judge granted the permanent injunction of a controversial U.S. law that opponents claim allows for the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens for activities including, news reporting and political activism. The ruling blocks the U.S. government from enforcing Section 1021 of the “Homeland Battlefield” provision in the […]