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The protective order, and J. Connelll III’s now-famous demonstrative slides, return to center stage. The lawyer’s subject: the protective order's definition of “unauthorized disclosure.”
The latter sug...
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We begin with AE20, regarding the time for the defense to respond to government motions. The court thinks its moot.
Bormann is back, and doesn’t touch AE20’s mootness. Instead she pushes forward with ...
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We turn to the motions set for argument on the amended docketing order---or, rather, to the order in which those motions will be argued. (The docketing order didn't do that?) It turns out that we won’t ...
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The hour arrives, and our hearing begins. There’s Judge Pohl, looking resplendent as always in his judicial robes. All five accused are present in the courtroom, though not all of their lawyers are.
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Brookings is hosting Gen. Stanley McChrystal today from 10:00 am EST-11:30 am EST. Here is the link to the live webcast. For those who cannot tune in, we will be posting the full video and the full audio...
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The fourth installment in the Hoover Institution’s series of short essays on national security challenges for the Obama administration’s second term is now out.
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The wintry mix hasn't delayed our--Wells' and Sophie's---arrival to Fort Meade, for the commencement of CCTV-broadcasted-from Guantanamo hearings in the 9/11 case.
Today's programming format will be the...
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The Brookings Institution has released the following video, in which I offer some thoughts on the accuracies and inaccuracies of Zero Dark Thirty.
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The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an important case concerning the government’s foreign affairs powers, Bond v.
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Ben's analysis of Charlie Savage's article on the Chief Prosector prompts this reminder: tomorrow at 9 a.m., Lawfare returns to Smallwood Hall for closed-circuit, piped-in-from-GTMO hearings in the 9/11 ...
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Jack and Ben have already flagged their entries in a Hoover Institution Task Force on National Security and Law series on national security challenges for the second Obama term (Hoover is adding one essa...
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The New York Times has a news analysis piece by this morning the excellent Charlie Savage, which requires a moment's reflection. Charlie is about as good a reporter as there is out there on Lawfare-relat...
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To considerable fanfare, departing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey announced this week the decision to lift the ban on woman serving in combat units.
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That's the cyber news from Mashable.com. From the site's report---which elsewhere says the attack was intended as retaliation for the prosecution of Aaron Swartz:
The hacktivist group Anonymous hacked ...
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The Guantánamo military commissions yesterday released---after a security review---a pair of important filings by the Office of the Chief Prosecutor (OCP), regarding the ongoing controversy over the cons...
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Here's the word from James Connell III, lawyer for 9/11 accused Ammar al-Baluchi. Note his surmise that the "conspiracy charges issue" may not be up for argument before the military commission until lat...
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What, if anything, do developments in the military commission case of United States v. al-Nashiri portend for Al-Nashiri v.
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Today is another whopper of a news day and something of a Lawfare milestone: the 350th Edition of Today's Headlines and Commentary!
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As expected. You'll find the three judge panel's one-page per curiam order here.
From the order:
Upon consideration of the supplemental briefs filed by the parties and, in particular, the supplemental ...
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I'm not sure what to make of this:
As I've just explained, a UN Special Rapporteur has launched an investigation into the legality of US and Israeli drone strike practices. The Special Rapporteur's sta...
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