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D.C. Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Hatim v. Obama, Counsel-Access Case
The D.C. Circuit has just issued a per curiam order denying the detainees' petition for an en banc rehearing in Hatim v. Obama. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a fast-moving situation, Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore has announced that he will resign and the military has seized power following violent protests in which demonstrators set fire to parl... -
The First Rule of Brookings Fight Club
The first rule of Brookings Fight Club is: Ask a guy in a bunny suit to serve as your referee. Ever wanted to kick your boss's ass? Ever been so frustrated with an intern you just wanted to clock him? I... -
McKeon Calls on Hagel to Suspend All Detainee Transfers
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, calling for the immediate suspension of all transfers of detainees from Guantanamo. Yo... -
Dronestagram
Stumbling around the internet last night, I found this gem: Dronestagram. It's exactly what you would think; a free, user-built collection of videos and pictures shot by drones from all around the world. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Israeli paper Yediot Achronot noted in a headline yesterday, “Jerusalem continues to burn.” The instability wracking the disputed, holy city reached new heights yesterday with the attempted assassinat... -
How the Supreme Court Should Resolve Zivotofsky
Zivotofsky is an important case because it appears to require the Supreme Court to address the scope of the President’s exclusive foreign relations power vis a vis Congress. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #40: An Interview with Bob Litt
Our guest this week is Bob Litt, the General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Bob has had a distinguished career in government, from his clerkship with Justice Stewart, hi... -
Toward a Different Kind of Transparency
Over the last year and a half, the intelligence community has released a significant amount of previously classified material in an effort to be more transparent regarding matters pertaining to foreign i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced the first death associated with current U.S. operations in Iraq and Syria. According to Air Force Times, Cpl. Jordan L. “Spears [died]... in the Persian Gul... -
The Supreme Court Should Stay Far Away from the Vesting Clause in <em>Zivitofsky</em>
The strange little case of Zivotofsky v. Kerry casts power politics as petty paperwork. But it might be one of the most significant non-terrorism foreign affairs cases in a generation. In the broadest se... -
Folk International Law and the Application of LOAC in Counterterrorism Operations
Naz Modirzadeh’s fascinating series of Lawfare posts (here, here, and here) discussing her article, Folk International Law, provides an excellent primer on the potential consequences and confusion that r...
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