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Klingler on Holder's Speech: Does Due Process Require LOAC Compliance?
Former NSC Legal Adviser Richard Klingler, now a partner at Sidley Austin, writes in with the following important observation in relation to Holder’s speech and my commentary thereon. He raises a really ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of coverage of Attorney General Eric Holder's speech yesterday--Ben discusses today's Washington Post's editorial here; Bobby breaks down the speech's key passages here; John digs in here; and Steve... -
The Attorney General's Speech
I join Ben's praise for the Attorney General's speech. The Administration has done a good job in the speeches by Harold Koh, Jeh Johnson, John Brennan, and now the Attorney General in laying out a compr... -
The Holder Speech and the <i>Mathews</i> Test
One brief (but significant) point that thus far has gone largely unnoticed in the wide coverage of yesterday's speech by Attorney General Eric Holder is his invocation of the Supreme Court's Mathews v. -
Stephanie Blum Defends the Human Rights Groups
Stephanie Blum, author of The Necessary Evil of Preventive Detention in the War on Terror and other stuff, writes in to question my recent post responding to Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First on ... -
On the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
What if, during a speech by the President, some demonstrators outside loudly protested the Administration’s targeted killing of suspected terrorists? Suppose also that one or two unwittingly had crossed ... -
DNI Data on Guantanamo Recidivism
Under the Intelligence Authorization Act, the DNI is required to release data on Guantanamo reengagement. He has now done so. Here's the key table: -
The Washington Post on Holder's Speech
My former colleagues on the Washington Post editorial page have weighed in quickly on Eric Holder's speech yesterday with an editorial entitled, "It's Time to Release the Drone Memos." The gravamen of th... -
Stop Press: Supreme Court Orders Kiobel Reargued to Address Extraterritoriality
In a surprising development, less than a week after last Tuesday's oral argument in Kiobel v. -
Holder on Targeted Strikes: The Key Passages, with Commentary
In this post, I focus on the portion of the speech addressing the targeted use of lethal force, including against US citizens. To cut to the chase, the heart of the discussion comes when the Attorney Gen... -
Text of the Attorney General's National Security Speech
As promised, Attorney General Holder delivered an address on law and national security today at Northwestern Law. The speech covered an array of topics, including a defense of the legitimacy of military...
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