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Release of Old OLC Opinions, 1937-1977
Via Steve Aftergood at Secrecy News, I see that OLC has published a large cache of old opinions from 1933-1977. The opinions are all included in one volume. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s take a break from all things NSA today. The verdict in Pfc. Bradley Manning’s trial will be announced at 1 p.m., reports Julie Tate of the Washington Post. I’ll post the news as soon as I have it.... -
DCCA on Force-Feeding: No Emergency Injunction Pending Appeal
That's the essence of yesterday's order from the D.C. Circuit. -
Paging All Students: Use Our Amazon Widget to Buy Textbooks
Whenever someone buys things from Amazon.com using our little search widget on the sidebar, Lawfare gets a percentage of the purchase price. If you're thinking about buying big heavy law school text book... -
Why Do Women Hate Drones---And Men Love Them?
The Atlantic has an interesting article out about a new Pew poll showing a striking gender gap internationally in attitude towards drone strikes. -
Closing Guantanamo Would Still Leave Some Toughest Decisions for the Next President
At last week’s Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, advocates of closing Guantanamo, such as chairman Dick Durbin and Human Rights First president Elisa Massimino, talked about how to close Guantanamo:... -
Sur-Reply to Heller on al Bahlul
Kevin’s most recent posts (here and here) continue to demonstrate his seriousness and salutary concern for defendants’ rights; the same is true for Steve. However, Kevin and Steve's posts don’t undermin... -
The FBI Responds to Senator Paul, Senator Paul Lifts His Hold, and James B. Comey Gets Confirmed as FBI Director
So says the Washington Post. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A drone strike killed six militants and injured four in Pakistan as the men were crossing the border from Afghanistan; a senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban was allegedly killed. -
Oral Argument Set in Al Janko v. Gates, et. al
Oral argument in this Guantanamo-related case has been set before Circuit Judges Henderson, Rogers and Tatel for October 22nd. By way of background, Al Janko filed a damages action against government of... -
Three Questions for Peter Margulies on the New <em>Bahlul</em> Amicus Brief
There's a lot to say about Peter Margulies' reply to my and Kevin Heller's criticisms of the "former government officials'" amicus brief in al Bahlul--the military commission appeal currently pending bef... -
Lawfare Podcast Reviews
I've been thinking about ways to get the Lawfare Podcast a wider audience, and I want to recruit some reader help in this endeavor. Over on iTunes, the podcast has only five-star ratings, but nobody has ...
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