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Testimony from May 16 Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on the AUMF
There's been a flurry of Lawfare posts on today's hearing, before the Senate Armed Services Committee, on the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force. The video of the hearing can be viewed here... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with the 100 pages of Benghazi emails released by the White House yesterday, as it went into full damage control mode. Reuters reports that the talking points on Benghazi were scrubbed of ref... -
Quick Reactions to Extraordinary Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on the AUMF
I participated in an extraordinary hearing before the Armed Services Committee today on the scope of the AUMF. Lawfare readers interested in the scope of the AUMF will want to watch the hearing video ca... -
Gmail and the CIA
I've been in Germany all week (at the George C. -
The Washington Post, the AUMF, and Self-Defense
Ben quotes from this morning's Washington Post editorial on AUMF reform, the last two sentences of which assert that "Countering the jihadists with intelligence and law enforcement tools manifestly faile... -
The Washington Post on AUMF Reauthorization
The Washington Post this morning has this editorial on AUMF reauthorization. It opens: THE OBAMA administration’s political and legal authority to wage war against al-Qaeda has steadily eroded. Both libe... -
After the AUMF, the Pithier Version...
For those who'd prefer the shorter version of Jen Daskal and my draft paper on life "After the AUMF," we've got a short op-ed out in today's New York Times with a far less alliterative title: "Don't Expa... -
Wiki Case Page: Al Bahlul Resources
Over the next few weeks, we will be starting our rollout of the Lawfare Wiki Document Library. The library will have many facets, and we will be introducing it piece by piece, sometimes page by page. The... -
Abdullah to DCCA: Make the District Court Decide My Motion, Please
Lawyers for Hani Saleh Rashid Abdullah, a Yemeni detained at Guantanamo, yesterday petitioned the D.C. Circuit for a writ of mandamus. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Benghazi attacks get more polarizing by the minute: Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post reports that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has accused Republicans of leaking -
NYT on Noor Uthman Muhammed Plea Agreement
Charlie Savage has this story on the pre-trial agreement concluded over two years ago between the government and Noor Muhammed, a Guantanamo detainee and military commission defendant. -
Daskal and Vladeck Working Paper on "After the AUMF"
In advance of Thursday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), Jen Daskal and I have expanded upon our exchanges with Bobby, Jack, Matt, ...
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