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Al-Nashiri: DC Circuit Finds Jurisdiction to Issue Mandamus Relief, But Declines to Do So
The opinion for the unanimous three-judge panel was authored by Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson. -
Release from The Islamic State's Wilayat Sinai: “Military Operations for the Month of May-June 2015"
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Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry Report on Gaza Released
Here it is. Here's the press release that accompanies it: GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information poin... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United Nations has released a report on last summer’s conflict in Gaza, finding that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed violations of international humanitarian law that “may amount to war... -
Patel Decided
Boy, talk about making a mistake. On Monday I confidently predicted the pending decision in City of Los Angeles v. Patel, saying, among other things that "Most observers (including me) think that the Co... -
Iran’s Parliament has Just Voted to Ban Inspectors from Military Sites. American Negotiators Better Develop Some Spine.
On Sunday, an overwhelming majority of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, voted to ban access by IAEA inspectors to all military sites, documents and scientists. As one might imagine, that sort of acces... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, June 22nd at 12 pm: The Wilson Center will host U.S. Senator Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT), who will outline A New Foreign Policy for Ame... -
White Hate but Islamic Terror? Charleston, Hate Crimes and Terrorism Per Quod
What are the implications of failing to deem the Charleston shootings "terrorism"? -
Why Arab States are Bad at Counterinsurgency
Editor’s Note: The United States and its allies outsource most of their counterterrorism. Allies like Egypt and Jordan and frenemies like Pakistan do much of the heavy lifting, using their armies and int... -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Victory for Al-Bahlul on Remand
On this week’s Lawfare Podcast, Managing Editor Wells Bennett invited Steve Vladeck of both Lawfare and Just Security, and Adam Thurschwell, an attorney with the Office of the Chief Defense Counsel of th... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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Storifying the Oversight System for JSOC Kill/Capture Ops
I'm not certain this adds value, but I've decided to give Storify a shot. My first shot at it uses the platform to pull together my posts on the ongoing development of the statutory regime for oversight...
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