Here's the opinion--from a panel consisting of Judges Merrick Garland and Karen LeCraft Henderson and Chief Judge David Sentelle. The opinion denying Obaydullah's Guantanamo habeas appeal is a per curiam...

A new filing yesterday, in parallel FOIA actions regarding the targeted killing program: the government's  "Combined Opposition to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Reply in Further Supp...

Following last week's motions hearing in Maqaleh and Hamidullah, the cases seeking habeas jurisdiction over the detention facility at Bagram, the petitioners in Maqaleh have filed a supplemental brief ar...

The government has filed its brief in opposition to the plantiffs' motion for a permanent injunction--and seeking dismissal of the case.

Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul has filed his reply brief in his appeal of his military commission conviction in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. You'll recall that Al Ba...

The government has filed its supplemental brief in Hamdan on the question of whether the case is moot. We shared a few weeks back Hamdan's supplemental brief on the issue. As Wells explained in that post...

Here is the Government’s brief in support of its summary judgment motion in response to requests by the NYT and ACLU  for records on targeted killings, especially with regard to U.S. citizens.  This is t...

Today's report includes the boilerplate-for-such-documents "consistent with the War Powers Resolution" phrase.  It also includes the excerpt below regarding counterterrorism efforts in Yemen and Somalia:...

You'll recall that the three-judge panel in Hamdan v.

The ACLU has filed its reply brief in the D.C. Circuit in its FOIA case against the government, which seeks information about CIA use of drones for targeted killing.   I have discussed this case briefly ...

At this hour, the military commissions chief prosecutor, Brigadier General Mark Martins, is giving the following address at Knox College: Brigadier General Mark Martins Commencement Address Knox College...

Waaaay back in January, Ben noted that Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani had filed his opening brief in his appeal to the Second Circuit. Ghailani is appealing his conspiracy conviction and life sentence for his ro...