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Obama Administration Explains Why It Thinks Islamic State Strikes Comply With War Powers Resolution
Last week I explained that a likely major reason for the Obama administration’s switch from an Article II rationale for air strikes against the Islamic State to an AUMF rationale (2001 and 2002) was comp... -
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The other day, I listened to a fascinating episode of Freakonomics Radio featuring a lengthy discussion with a noted economist about what actually works in non-profit fundraising. I listened to this with... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, military leaders from countries involved in the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State met at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The event was led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ge... -
CVSG in <em>Samantar v. Yousuf</em>
Yesterday, the Supreme Court asked for the views of the Solicitor General in Samantar v. Yousuf. -
U.N. Special Rapporteur Report on Mass Digital Surveillance and Article 17 of the ICCPR
Here it is, via First Look. The latest from the U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, Ben Emmerson QC, concludes a... -
Obama’s Surprising War Powers Legacy
We have an essay in The New Republic titled Obama, Not Bush, Is the Master of Unilateral War. It argues that President Obama, ironically in light of his own lofty rhetoric about lodging war decisions wi... -
Government Files Response in Hatim v. Obama
Today the government filed a short response to the detainees' petition for an en banc rehearing in Hatim v. Obama, the Guantanamo counsel-access case. Recall that last month the D.C. Circuit ordered the... -
CDT Event this Evening on "Databuse"
This will be an interesting event this evening. -
Ask Wells
The name of this New York Times feature makes me think Lawfare should have a Q&A/Advice/Ombudsman/Ask-Me-Anything type column and that it really should be written by our managing editor, Wells Bennett. W... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
What a mess. As we write, ISIS is shelling Kurdish defenders inside the town of Kobani; a U.S.-led coalition is bombing ISIS in the areas around Kobani; and the Turkish military (which is nominally a par... -
Why Glenn Greenwald's Challenge is Asking the Wrong Question
Over at Vox an admiring article appears on a challenge that Glenn Greenwald is giving to people who think they have nothing to hide: The most common defense for the massive expansion of -
On the Latest <em>Intercept</em> Story
You may not have read much about the latest big scoop in The Intercept, released Friday evening under the bylines of Peter Maass and Laura Poitras and headlined "Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and ...
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