National Security Law Journal

04/15/2024

NSLJ will be hosting its final information session tomorrow at noon. Please consider stopping by if you couldn't make the previous sessions and are curious about our journal. Chick-fil-A will be provided!

04/02/2024

CALLING ALL 1LS, 2LS, and 3ES:

NSLJ would like to invite you to attend our information session tonight at 5pm! This session will be recorded if you cannot attend and can be accessed through the zoom link below. If you are interested in NSLJ or journals in general, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the experience and incoming editorial board. Hope to see you there!

ZOOM LINK:

https://lnkd.in/dnGBZ3DX
Meeting ID: 995 3605 4946
Passcode: 924639

03/21/2024

CALLING AUTHORS: NSLJ is excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions for Volume 12.1 (Fall/Winter 2024)!

To submit your manuscript: https://nslj.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
To learn more: https://www.nslj.org/submissions/

02/09/2024

National Security Law Journal is excited to announce the student comments that have been selected for our upcoming publication in Volume 12:

Brittney DePoto – Can RICO be Used Extraterritorially to Combat the Illicit Fentanyl Crisis?

Francesca Romaniello –The Rio Grande is Crying: How Treaties can Calm the Tears

Camryn Runyan – Censorship by the State: How Jawboning Became an Unconstitutional Tool of the Government in the Digital Age

Riley Schulz – Balancing Human Rights Protections and Judicial Restraint in Foreign Affairs: A Call for a New Approach to Claims Brought under the Alien Tort Statute

01/23/2024

NSLJ is pleased to announce our 2024–2025 Editorial Board! We are excited to see all that they accomplish in the coming year.

Editor-in-Chief: Brittney DePoto
Executive Editor: Joseph Szczesny
Managing Editor: Danielle Saman
Senior Articles Editor: Laurelyn Ostrowidzki
Articles Editor: Michael Billotto
Senior Notes Editor: Francesca Romaniello
Notes Editor: Brendan O'Keefe

Additionally, congratulations to all our new full members:
Julia Donnelly
Jared Forbes
Samantha Hargis
Kate KcKain
Mercedes McPhee
Natalie Nachman
Camryn Runyan
Riley Schulz
Nathaniel Taube

01/30/2022

NSLJ is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Editorial Board:

Editor in Chief: Cassandra Hanlon
Executive Editor: Marissa Kelberman
Managing Editor: Hanna-Elizabeth Montgomery
Senior Notes Editor: Bianca Hancock-Siggers
Senior Articles Editor: Annette Yospe
Senior Research Editor: M. Erica Crouse

Each of these applicants impressed us with their applications, interviews, and actions as Candidate Members. We know NSLJ will be in excellent hands during the 2022-2023 school year.

These Candidate Members accomplished all CM responsibilities and attained “Full Membership Status” on NSLJ for the 2022-2023 academic year:

Allison Reilly
Bailey Morris
Megan Ledig
Rebecca Fitzgerald
Yousef Ahmed

Additionally, we would like to announce the following articles and student authors who have been selected for publication in our upcoming issues:

Allison Reilly: “Advancement in Nuclear Technology: A Global Endeavor That Requires Updated Legislation”

Annette Yospe: “The Classified Information Procedures Act: Effects on the Entrapment Defense at the Expense of Defendants”

M. Erica Crouse: “Critical ‘Loupe’ Holes: Conflict Diamonds and security threats arising from Kimberley Process Weaknesses”

Megan Huppee: “Executive Privilege and Inspectors General—The Middle-Man”

Michael Adkisson: “Justice Jackson and Footnote Seventeen: Was Truman’s Seizure in Youngstown Distinguishable from Roosevelt’s Seizure of North American Aviation?”

Michael Castrovilla: “The Inherently Political Nature of the Foreign Agents Registration Act: A Statute in Need of Improvement”

Congratulations!

01/20/2022

Join us for NSLJ's 10th Anniversary Symposium Series! Zoom links to follow.

01/16/2022

The current Board is putting together a newsletter for our alumni! If you have not received a message on LinkedIn regarding this newsletter and would like to receive it, please message this account with an updated email address. Thank you!

01/10/2022

Current cryptocurrency regulations focus on transactions through cryptocurrency exchanges or other hosted wallet transactions. The lack of coverage over unhosted wallets poses a grave national security concern. In her article, “Time to Validate Validators: Determining the Legal Duty of Cryptocurrency Validators Under the Bank Secrecy Act,” Alexis Tellerd asserts the importance of establishing regulations focused on the integral and necessary validation process instead of the forum where such cryptocurrency transactions occur. Her piece is available here:

ARTICLE Laura B. West, Beyond Fighting Words: Reconceptualizing Information Warfare and its Legal Barriers, 8 Nat’l Sec. L.J. 162 (2021) Released November 29, 2021. Find on: Westlaw…

11/29/2021

What is information warfare? How has it evolved and what drives it in today’s information environment? Dig deeper on information warfare – Check out Laura West’s article: Beyond Fighting Words: Reconceptualizing Information Warfare and its Legal Barriers: https://bit.ly/3xACQWe. Laura West argues for a common U.S. national definition of information warfare. It’s a piece commenting on information platform power, data practices, and speech norms, offering us critical insights into how U.S. laws must be reconceptualized to help the fight against information harms.

09/13/2021

In her piece, “Revamping the Vulnerabilities Equities Process,” Sarah-Johanna Willcockson provides an in-depth analysis of the cyber vulnerabilities discovered by the United States Government. Willcockson analyzes the history of the Vulnerabilities Equities Process and asserts the necessity of establishing a legal framework to address the changing landscape within cyber vulnerability detection. Willcockson’s article is available here:

09/12/2021

The rise of biometric data usage is undisputable. However, only three states have enacted laws to safeguard these inherently personal identifiers. In her article, “Your Body, Your Data, But Not Your Right of Action: Seeking Balance in Federal Biometric Privacy Legislation,” Hannah Harper asserts the importance of a federal law governing biometric privacy. Harper outlines the current state laws and describes the impact of a federal law in this field. Harper’s article is available here:

ARTICLES Todd Emerson Hutchins, Maritime Espionage and the Legal Consequences of the United States’ Potential Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 8 Nat’…

09/01/2021

The Constitution grants Congress the sole power to declare war. Jacob Beach discusses in his Article, “Authorization and Delegation: AUMFs and Historical Practice,” the modern-day evolution from the Framers’ original intent. Beach analyzes the history of the separation of war powers between the Executive and Legislative branches and uses this history to highlight the impact of AUMFs on the balance of power. He argues that Congress cannot delegate the important components of its power to declare war. Beach’s Article is available here: https://bit.ly/3fGTdt4.

ARTICLES Todd Emerson Hutchins, Maritime Espionage and the Legal Consequences of the United States’ Potential Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 8 Nat’…

07/28/2021

The National Security Law Journal is currently accepting submissions for our 10th Anniversary Volume! The Journal will review submissions for Volume 9, Issues 1 & 2, through January 14, 2022, and anticipates publication of selected pieces in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, respectively. We welcome submissions from all points of view written by practitioners in the legal community and those in academia. The National Security Law Journal publishes articles, essays, and book reviews that represent diverse views and make a significant and original contribution to the evolving field of national security law.

For more information about our submission requirements, please visit the National Security Law Journal’s Scholastica page, or our website at: https://www.nslj.org/submissions/.

We receive submissions through Scholastica or by email at: [email protected].

We welcome submissions from all points of view written by practitioners in the legal community and those in academia. The National Security Law Journal publishes articles, essays, and book reviews …

07/02/2021

The National Security Law Journal is proud to announce the following Candidate Members will be joining NSLJ for the 2021-2022 academic year:

Michael Adkisson
Yousef Ahmed
Michelle Bauer
Hanna Elizabeth Boney
Michael Castrovilla
Mary Crouse
Becky Fitzgerald
Bianca Hancock-Siggers
Cassandra Hanlon
Marissa Kelberman
Megan Ledig
Bailey Morris
Allison Reilly

We are also pleased to welcome John Madigan as a member. John joined us through the Comment-On process, and we are so happy to have him!

Congratulations! We can't wait to work with each of you!

06/02/2021

The United States is not currently a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC); therefore, it is not bound by the treaty’s text. Instead, the United States follows customary international law of the sea. In his article, Todd Emerson Hutchins focuses on the question of how the United States’ potential ratification of the LOSC will impact maritime espionage. Hutchins’ article is available here: https://bit.ly/3fGTdt4.

ARTICLES Todd Emerson Hutchins, Maritime Espionage and the Legal Consequences of the United States’ Potential Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 8 Nat’…

04/23/2021

The Federal Vacancy Reform Act (“FVRA”) grants the president the power to unilaterally appoint acting officers in specific situations. Allison Siegel argues in her Comment, “Acting Unpredictably: Unconstitutional Vacancy Appointments Create Instability in the Executive Branch,” that this power conflicts with the constitutional system of checks and balances and that the FVRA is unconstitutional as it pertains to the appointment of Principal Officers. Allison’s Comment delves deep into constitutional analysis and offers workable solutions to reduce the instability caused by the FVRA. Siegel’s Comment is available here: https://bit.ly/3aypDD8

ARTICLES Ian D. Fiske, Executive Leadership In The Department of Homeland Security: Protecting The Homeland Through Strengthening Management, 7 Nat’l Sec. L.J. 1 (2021). Released January 15,…

04/22/2021

Meet our 2021-2022 Editorial Board! Next is our Managing Editor, Alexis Tellerd.