A friend of mine at the Homeland Security Institute recently called my attention to this fascinating article in the Atlantic.  The article reveals nascent plans by CBP and the Border Patrol to equip dome...

Speaking of military commissions,  when was the last time you looked at the Office of Military Commissions court calendar?

Get it here. My personal prediction: The only chance the government has of prevailing before the court is if the judges conclude that Ali Hamza Al Bahlul has not willingly filed an appeal. The government...

I've been waiting for a while for a detainee to make this argument: The transfer provisions of the NDAA violate the Commander in Chief clause.

An Irish court rules on the subject---in response to U.S. requests for extradition help. The opinion is actually an interesting window into U.S. efforts to get countries to impede Snowden's travel. Botto...

This strikes me as a big deal---a big shift in public attitudes on civil liberties and counter-terrorism. A new Quinnipiac poll shows a majority of Americans describing Edward Snowden as a whistle-blower...

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia and the UAE showed their support for the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, and the army's new grip on power, by presenting Egypt with eight billion dollars in...

Wells blogged on Monday about EPIC's new original filing in the Supreme Court, seeking mandamus, prohibition, or certiorari from the Justices to review Judge Vinson's now-leaked FISA Court order with reg...

It's the first morning of Ramadan---a little after 5:30. For the first time I can remember, I hear birds in Cairo, loud chattering ones that persist despite the city's inhospitality to wildlife. I am se...

Last night, President Obama nominated Tom Malinowski, the director of Human Rights Watch's Washington office, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy Human Rights and Labor, succeeding Michael P...