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Readings: Pir Zubair Shah, My Drone War
Journalist Pir Zubair Shah writes in the March-April 2012 issue of Foreign Policy. My Drone War: American drones have changed everything for al Qaeda and its local allies in Pakistan, becoming a fact of ... -
Readings: The Royal Society Report on Neuroscience, Conflict, and Security
The technological frontiers of conflict include cyberwar, robotics, and autonomous lethal weapons. It is time to add a new one: the use of neuroscience in conflict. Whether by creating new weapons to be... -
Jeh Johnson Speech at Yale Law School
Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson is giving a speech today at the Yale Law School. The prepared text is as follows: Dean’s Lecture at Yale Law School “National security... -
Detainee Defense Counsel Files Complaint Over Woods Correspondence Order
There apparently hasn't been any press about this yet, but there's a new lawsuit filed over Rear Admiral David Woods' order last year requiring all attorney-client communications at Guantanamo to be rev... -
HASC Oversight and Investigations Report on Recidivism
Back in March 2011, House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon and Ranking Minority Member Adam Smith instructed the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to examine transfers and releases of detai... -
Al-Madhwani Reply Brief
The reply brief in support of certiorari in Al-Madhwani v. Obama has been filed. We earlier posted Al Madhwani’s cert petition and the government's opposition to cert. -
European Governments File Supreme Court Amicus Briefs in Kiobel
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D.C. Circuit Affirmance in Suleiman Now Available
The D.C. Circuit's affirmance of the District Court's judgment in Suleiman v. Obama, which we noted two weeks ago, is available here. Nothing terribly surprising in the opinion, which was written by Jud... -
Amicus Brief Challenging the ICTY's Ruling on Distinction in Gotovina
[The following guest post, from Geoff Corn (South Texas College of Law), extends the discussion of the Gotovina decision from Laurie Blanks's guest post yesterday] On April 15, 2011, the Internatio... -
District Court Judgment Affirmed in Suleiman Appeal
No big surprise here: The D.C. Circuit has affirmed the judgment of the District Court in upholding the detention of Guantanamo detainee Abdul-Rahman Abdo Abulghaith Suleiman's appeal. -
Al Madhwani Cert Opposition Filed
The government has filed its opposition to cert in the case of Al Madhwani v. Obama--a Guantanamo habeas case. Al Madhwani's cert petition seeks review of this DC Circuit opinion affirming his detention. -
Supreme Court Holds that Installing GPS Tracker on Vehicle Is a Search
[Update: I've revised the text here to show that the Court did not actually say a warrant is always required in such cases] What a day. Now we have a Supreme Court decision (United States v.
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