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Not Moot: Detainees Respond to DOJ Letter in Aamer v. Obama
We noted Sunday that the Justice Department filed a letter in the force-feeding case Aamer v. Obama last week informing the D.C. Circuit that the four detainees are no longer designated hunger-strikers. -
Government Files Response to Tsarnaev's Motion to Vacate Special Administrative Measures
Last Monday, the government filed its response to accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's motion to vacate the special administrative measures (SAMs) imposed on him and his attorneys. -
Possible Tweaks to Military Commissions Coverage: Feedback Requested
We at Lawfare aim to please---that is, to provide useful stuff for folks who work on, report on, study, or simply care about tough issues at the intersection of national security and law. That mission h... -
LIVE: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing on FISA Reform
The hearing, entitled "Potential Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)" is happening now. Watch the video below, and check out the prepared statements: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ike Skelton, defense policy expert and former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has died. Today is the re-scheduled House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on NSA surveill... -
Skepticism about Supposed White House and Intelligence Committee Ignorance About NSA Collection Against Allied Leaders [UPDATED]
Count me as very skeptical about the suggestions in recent days that neither the White House nor the congressional intelligence committees knew about NSA collections against leaders in allied countries. ... -
New Lawfare Contributing Editors: Orin Kerr, Gabriella Blum, and Ingrid Wuerth
I'm delighted to announce three new additions to Lawfare's masthead. Orin Kerr, whose first post ran this morning, is the Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University ... -
Is the Supreme Court Likely to Rule on FISA Section 702?
The Justice Department recently changed its policy on notice to criminal defendants about the use of evidence derived from surveillance under Section 702 of FISA. -
Additional NSA Declassified Documents on 215 Collection
I have not read these yet but will do so over the next few days and offer thoughts and summaries as I do. -
On The Timing of a Trial in the 9/11 Case
We're a long ways way off from a trial in United States v. Mohammed et. al. That's the essence of my Security States piece, which went up today. It begins: So when will the 9/11 case go to trial, any... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Syria continues its cooperative streak. On Sunday, the country filed its initial plan to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal---three days ahead of schedule, no less---according to a statement released b... -
The "NSA Affair" Goes Criminal in Germany
The "NSA Affair" still commands German headlines. Over the weekend, the news was dominated by the fit-for-a-spy-novel revelations that the top floor of the U.S. Embassy on Pariser Platz (overlooking the ...
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