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New Reports on Drone Strike Casualties in Pakistan and Yemen
Two human rights groups released reports today on civilian casualties from selected drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen. Amnesty International's "Will I Be Next?" US Drone Strikes in Pakistan investigate... -
Bad Code: Part III
What do software users have in common with Mary Mallon, better known today as Typhoid Mary? A lot---and that's why we shouldn't be leaving the quality of code in the hands of the market. Confused? -
10/22 Motions Session #3: On the CAT, Part Two
And … we’re back. Ever briskly, court and counsel discuss a recently reached factual stipulation regarding expected testimony from CDR Jennifer Strazza, whom the defense had sought in connection with se... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
We begin with cyber matters. Convicted hackers, the UK's new Joint Cyber Reserve Unit wants you! -
10/22 Session #2: On the CAT, Part One
We thus turn from legal bins to docketed items, and in particular, to AE200: that’s a defense motion to toss out the charge sheet, in light of alleged inconsistencies between a protective order meant to ... -
10/22 Motions Session #1: If You Would Please Stop Searching Our Legal Bins, Thanks
The beginnings of a Maryland autumn can be discerned outside Fort Meade’s Smallwood Hall. Inside, the by-now familiar CCTV screen comes to life and displays an empty judicial bench, the Joint Task Force... -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: October 22 Session
Your Lawfare correspondent is ready to go at Fort Meade, and to capture, in almost real time, this week's pre-trial hearings in United States v. Mohammed et al. -
Conor Friedersdorf Peeks at My Ideology
Over at the Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf takes a peek at my ideology in response to my critique of the Washington Post's recent story on NSA collection of email contact lists overseas. I'm glad he did. -
Oral Argument Preview: Al Janko v. Gates
Tuesday morning, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in Al Janko v. Gates, an appeal of a damages action brought by a former Guantanamo detainee against various government of... -
How Does the UN Define “Direct Participation in Hostilities”?
One theme of Ben Emmerson’s interim report on remotely piloted aircraft and targeted killings is that governments must be more transparent with regard to any civilian deaths they cause. It’s easy to fin... -
Spring 2014 Lawfare Internship
There are two weeks left to apply for the Lawfare internship for Spring 2014. We are looking for an undergraduate or a recent graduate, and will be accepting applications until November 1, 2013. The deta... -
The "Observer Effect": On the Role of Courts in National Security Cases
Over at The New Republic’s Security States blog, I have a new essay up entitled, “Courts Influence National Security Without Doing a Single Thing.” It begins: One of the most persistent fights in the na...
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