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Solicitor General Recommends Supreme Court Remand Samantar Case to Fourth Circuit
On Wednesday, the Solicitor General filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant, vacate, and remand (“GVR”) the Samantar case to the Fourth Circuit after that Circuit’s surprising decision la... -
Foreign Official Immunity & Executive Branch Law-Making
Earlier this week the Solicitor General filed its brief in Samantar v. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
In what the New York Times is calling a “major step towards transparency,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel publicly acknowledged the presence of U.S. forces at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center ... -
Stewart Baker "Privy" Award Nominations: Privacy Hypocrite of the Year
Last night, I posted a link to Stewart Baker's announcement of his Privy Award for “the stupidest, the most hypocritical, and the most power-serving uses of privacy law of the year.” Stewart has now post... -
Linda Greenhouse on "The Mirror of Guantanamo"
Linda Greenhouse has a thoughtful column over at the New York Times entitled "The Mirror of Guantanamo" about the Abdul Razak Ali case---about which I wrote some thoughts last week. Ten years ago, Greenh... -
Stewart Baker Launches Award for "Dubious Achievements in Privacy Law"
This is amusing. Over at the Skating on Stilts site, former NSA general counsel and DHS policy guru Stewart Baker has launched an award he's calling "The Coveted Golden Privy Award"---for "the stupidest,... -
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Surveillance Authorities at 2PM
At 2pm today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is will hold an oversight hearing on U.S. government surveillance authorities. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ambassador James F. Dobbins testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday that the Obama administration still believes it possible to sign a security pact with Afghanistan that would ... -
This Year's NDAA: A Big Win for the Administration on Guantanamo
I have only had a chance to look briefly at the Guantanamo-related provisions of the House-Senate compromise NDAA, but the text looks to me like a big win for the Obama administration---and for common se... -
Full Text of and Explanatory Statement on this Year's NDAA
In case you're having trouble sleeping tonight, here is the 1,105-page full text of the compromise NDAA and the mere 532-page Joint Explanatory Statement on the bill. I'll have comments as soon as I go t... -
Just How Intrusive Are Those GTMO Searches, Anyway?
Quite intrusive, it seems---at least according to this letter filing, which was submitted yesterday in Hatim v. Obama, the "Counsel Access Case." Oral argument also was held yesterday, as y'all likely kn... -
Brennan Center Report Slams Current State & Local CT Programs
The Brennan Center for Justice released today a new report titled “National Security and Local Police.” They conducted surveys of more than a dozen major police departments and their affiliated state or...
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