Jamil Jaffer Media Appearances and Publications

House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties – Live Testimony: Civil Liberties and National Security

September 22, 2010

Senate Judiciary Committee – Live Testimony: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act:

Promoting Security and Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

Radio Interviews

February 1, 2017

NPR The Takeaway – Interview (at 6:55): President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to SCOTUS

January 31, 2017

NPR The Takeaway – Interview (at 18:58): Potential Cybersecurity Risks at the White House

January 5, 2017:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 4:45): Russian Hacking of the American Elections

December 28, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 12:40 mark): Israel and U.S. Face a Public Break Over UN Resolution on Israeli Settlements

December 14, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 12:53 mark): Yahoo Hit by Another Major Data Breach This Time Involving One Billion User Accounts

December 13, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 0:47 mark): Potential Challenges Facing Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson

December 9, 2016:

WVTF Public Radio – Interview: Virginia Senator Helps Upgrade Cyber Command

December 5, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 0:48 mark): President-Elect Trump’s Controversial Call with the President of Taiwan

November 17, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 9:11 mark): President-Elect Trump’s Opportunity to Score National Security Wins on Counterterrorism Policy

October 31, 2016

Voice of America International – Interview (at 9:37 mark): Iraqi Forces Poised to Assault Mosul

October 3, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 14:50 mark): Russia’s Role in the Syrian Conflict

September 8, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 3:50 mark): Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Criticizes Russia’s Role in Syrian Conflict

August 25, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 6:24 mark): Tense Incidents with Iran on the High Seas

August 9, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 16:20 mark): Terrorist Suicide Attack at Hospital in Pakistan

August 2, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 9:18 mark): The Evolving Threat Posed by ISIS

July 27, 2016:

Voice of America International – Interview (at 18:30 mark): The U.S. Federal Government’s Cyber Response Plan

November 17, 2015

NPR – Interview (at 12:38 mark): Does ISIS Want a War with the West?

July 20, 2015:

NPR – Interview (at 12:38 mark): The Iran Deal is Now Up to Congress

Other

January 27, 2017

Federalist Society SCOTUSCast – Podcast: Ziglar v. Abbasi

January 15, 2017

Federalist Society – Video Interview: Ashcroft v. Abbasi: 9/11 Detainee Case

August 25, 2016:

Federalist Society – Video Interview: $400 Million to Iran: Ransom or Diplomacy?

August 24, 2016:

Federalist Society – Podcast: Interviewing Former CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden (ret.) on Cyberwarfare

June 14, 2016:

Lawfare Blog – Blog Post (with Daniel J. Rosenthal): A Bipartisan Call for Serious Consideration of Potential Solutions to the Encryption Challenge

September 4, 2015:

Federalist Society – Podcast: Congress as “Iran Deal” Enforcer?

July 31, 2015

Federalist Society – Podcast: The Iran Nuclear Deal

Jamil Jaffer – Written Work

Articles and Op-Eds:

August 22, 2017
The Hill -Finally, U.S. appears ready to battle China's rampant IP theft

August 17, 2017
Lawfare -Invisible Hands and Iron Fists: Challenges in Regulating the Innovation Economy

August 17, 2017
News at Mason - Scalia Law's Jamil Jaffer returns to the classroom after clerking for Justice Gorsuch

July 24, 2017:

Regulatory Transparency Project – Regulators in Cyberia

April 25, 2017:

Roll Call - Clerks for New Supreme Court Justice Know Capitol Hill

April 24, 2017:

The National Law Journal - Meet Neil Gorsuch's 4 New Law Clerks

March 08, 2017:
Politico - The new National Security Institute at the Antonin Scalia Law School at Mason is set to announce board of advisers

February 17, 2017:

Defense One - DC’s getting a new think tank

January 25, 2017

Diplomatic Courier – Op-Ed: Cybersecurity in the Next Administration

January 10, 2017

Federal Times’ Fifth Domain – Op-Ed (with former NSA Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander): Architecting the Nation for Cyber Defense

December 6, 2016:

U.S. News & World Report – Op-Ed (with Matthew Heiman): Donald Trump Should Commit More Troops to Defeating the Islamic State Group

November 17, 2016:

National Review – Op-Ed (with Lester Munson): Setting the Record Straight on Congress’s Review of the Obama-Iran Nuclear Deal

November 15, 2016:

U.S. News & World Report – Op-Ed (with Daniel J. Rosenthal): How President-Elect Donald Trump Can Get Early Points on the Russian Front

July 6, 2016

House Small Business Committee – Written Testimony: Foreign Cyber Threats: Small Business, Big Target

June 23, 2016:

Washington Post – Op-Ed (with former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey): Here’s How to Confront the Terrorist Threat (It’s Not How We Are Doing It)

June 2, 2016:

U.S. News & World Report – Op-Ed (with Andrew Borene): Diluting SIV Visa Program Could Condemn Loyal Military Translators to Death

May 24, 2016:

Catholic University Journal of Law & Technology – Article (with Daniel J. Rosenthal): Decrypting Our Security: A Bipartisan Argument for a Rational Solution to the Encryption Challenge

May 5, 2016:

U.S. News & World Report – Op-Ed (with Daniel J. Rosenthal): Congress Must Work to Balance Privacy and Security

April 9, 2016:

New York Times – Op-Ed (with Daniel J. Rosenthal) : Why Apple’s Stand Against the FBI Hurts Its Own Customers

February 26, 2016:

Politico – Op-Ed (with Daniel J. Rosenthal): How Apple’s Fight with the Government Hurts Our Privacy

November 23, 2015:

Wall Street Journal – Op-Ed (with former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey): Time to Remove the Surveillance Blinders

July 8, 2015:

National Review – Op-Ed (with Matthew Kroenig): How to Walk Away from the Iran Talks

Fall/Winter 2013

National Security Law Journal – Essay (with Jeremy Rabkin): Preface: A Watershed Year in National Security Law

2013

Cornerstone Project – Book Chapter (with Christopher Donesa): The Roots of Liberty: Unlocking the Federalist Papers – A Bulwark Against Foreign Danger: The Constitution as a Defense Against Foreign Aggression

2012

Yale Law and Policy Review – Essay: The Ethics of National Security Lawyering: A Response to Jeh Johnson

2011

American Bar Association – Book Chapter (with Phillip M. Bridwell): The Law of Counterterrorism – Updating the Counterterrorism Toolkit: A Brief Sampling of Post-9/11 Surveillance Laws

December 9, 2010

House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties – Written Testimony: Civil Liberties and National Security

December 1, 2010

U.S. News & World Report – Op-Ed: More Than Assange are to Blame for Wikileaks Damage

September 22, 2010:

Senate Judiciary Committee – Written Testimony: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act:

Promoting Security and Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

April 23, 2010

Daily Caller – Op-Ed: GOP Should Step up to the Plate on SCOTUS

March 2, 2010

Daily Caller – Op-Ed: Why Holder is Wrong on Zazi

Spring 2003

University of Chicago Law Review – Comment: Congressional Control Over Treaty Interpretation

Spring 2002