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At Last, a Legal Adviser Nominee!
This afternoon, President Obama finally nominated a new State Department Legal Adviser -- Brian Egan, who currently serves as Deputy Counsel to the President and NSC Legal Adviser. Here is Brian's bio: ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
It’s decision day in Scotland. Over 4 million eligible voters have the chance today to vote on breaking the 307-year union with the United Kingdom and going it alone as an independent country. The latest... -
Senator Udall Discusses Covert Action in Syria to Train 2-3K Moderate Rebels
From yesterday’s Senate Arms Services Committee Hearing (at about the 2:23 mark): Senator UDALL (NM): And my question to you has to do with – and this is all public information, but everybody's well awa... -
Declassified Articles from the CIA's In-House Intelligence Journal
Via Steve Aftergood, I learned that the CIA “has posted hundreds of declassified and unclassified articles from its in-house journal Studies in Intelligence.” The articles are -
The FBI's Facial Recognition Program
Earlier this week, the FBI announced the completion of its "next generation" facial recognition program. The system, now "fully operational" will house more than 52 million faces, which (assuming no dup... -
The Draft AUMFs for the Islamic State Do Not Limit Congressional Authorization on Ground Troops, or Geography, or Associated Forces
The two most promising Islamic State AUMFs I have seen are the one sponsored by Representative Schiff and the one sponsored by Senator Kaine. Both drafts, in different ways, purport to limit the authori... -
Government Files Response in Al Bahlul v. United States
Last month Guantanamo detainee Ali al Bahlul filed his opening brief in Al Bahlul v. United States, in a bid to overturn his conviction for conspiracy to commit war crimes, the single military commission... -
Too Soon to Assess the President's Invocation of the 2001 AUMF as to ISIS?
Over the past week there has been much talk about the President's invocation of the 2001 AUMF in connection with ISIS. Many (including me) expressed considerable surprise, and doubt, about the merits of ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
“To be clear, if we reach the point where I believe our advisors should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to the President,” Chairman of the Joint Chi... -
Senator Kaine's ISIS AUMF
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) will introduce an authorization for the use of military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) today. The proposal comes as no surprise. -
Cyber Jumps The Shark
To "jump the shark" is a symbol for when a phenomenon (usually a TV show) reaches its apex and begin declining in quality. It's named after a famous "Happy Days" episode where Fonzie gets on a water ski... -
Monday's Hearing in <em>al-Hadi</em>
This week's hearing in the military commission case of United States v. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi turned out to be a quick one. Monday afternoon was evidently sufficient time for court and counsel to debate ...
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