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3D Printing on the High Seas
I knew this was coming. Just not this soon. The Navy is sending a 3D printer to sea. It's a small step: "The crew has been making everything from disposable medical supplies (think plastic syringes), ... -
4/23 Motion Hearings #5: A Multiplicity of Charges
To close out the unclassified portion of the afternoon session, the court hears argument on AE231-234, all defense motions to dismiss charges for multiplicity. The defense first raises AE231, seeking di... -
HPSCI in the Next Congress
What follows is rank speculation. It is teasing out a trend from some isolated facts and it may well be completely in error. But, that having been said, the tea leaves tell me that the future holds a f... -
Al-Nashiri Motions Hearing: April 24 & 25 Sessions
The military commission at Guantanamo continued pre-trial motion litigation in United States v. Al-Nashiri yesterday and today. We will be digging through the transcripts to provide summaries of key moti... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ukraine and Russia are moving closer to a direct armed confrontation, following, as the Washington Post puts it, “tit-for-tat military movements.” Several pro-Russian militants were killed by Ukrainian f... -
Hypocrisy Revealed! U.S. Exploits Vulnerabilities, Gathers Foreign Intelligence
We now know the shocking truth. The FBI has successfully exploited a software vulnerability to obtain access, through recruited hackers, to networks operated by the governments of Brazil, Pakistan, Nige... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
We begin with foreign affairs: Israel just halted peace talks with Palestine, reports the Associated Press. The move comes as a response to the unity pact signed by the PLO and Hamas yesterday evening, i... -
New Draft Article, "The Fourth Amendment and the Global Internet"
I have a new forthcoming article that may be of interest to readers: The Fourth Amendment and the Global Internet, forthcoming in the Stanford Law Review. Here's the abstract: This article considers h... -
4/23 Motion Hearings #4: Still More Discovery & Jury Sequester
The court begins the afternoon session with quick consideration of one more defense discovery motion, AE226, seeking exculpatory information from a case in the Southern District of New York pertaining to... -
The Al-Awlaki Decision: No Triumph for Transparency?
On Monday, a three-judge Second Circuit panel ordered the Obama administration to disclose a redacted copy of the Office of Legal Counsel memorandum outlining its legal justification for the targeted kil... -
4/23 Motion Hearings #3: Discovery, Discovery, Discovery
The court returns from recess to consider two defense discovery motions, AE224, seeking information surrounding the facts and circumstances of the death of Abdul Aziz Bin Attash, and AE225, requesting fi... -
4/23 Motion Hearings #2: In Defense of Ex Parte Letters Rogatory
Next up is AE223A, a government response to a defense request that Judge Pohl authorize ex parte letters rogatory---essentially letters from the court to a foreign government seeking assistance in obtain...
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