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Readings: John Villasenor on "Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Privacy"
John Villasenor has new law review article out taking a systematic look at drones and privacy. Entitled "Observations from Above: Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Privacy" and published in the Harvard Journ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
All of Lawfare, that is, except for Today's Headlines and Commentary, as it seems silly to round up what is itself a roundup. Let's start with detention, Guantanamo, habeas, and related matters: Wells ... -
New Feature: The Week That Was
I'm happy to announce a new experimental feature on Lawfare--a weekly digest of our posts. I have received a lot of complaints in recent months that during heavy-blogging weeks, Lawfare's feed can be ove... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Charlie Savage of the New York Times shares our disappointment that the Al Nashiri military commission hearings slated for next week have been postponed. -
Redacted USG and Defense Briefs in Ghailani Appeal
Now available in redacted form: the government's opposition brief and the defendant's reply in United States v. Ghailani, a criminal case arising from the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanz... -
Ex-Pakistani President Admits to Consenting to U.S. Drone Strikes
I wonder what Ben Emmerson was thinking when he watched CNN this evening. Emmerson, the UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights who is conducting an investigation into the legality of ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let's start with big news in the Bradley Manning case. The presiding military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, ruled that in order to convict Manning on Espionage Act charges, the prosecution must show that ... -
Defense Seeks a Temporary Pause in the 9/11 Case
The lawyers' reason is twofold, apparently: first, a possible lapse in the security of computer networks operated by military commission defense counsel; and second, the disclosure of privileged defense ... -
Newsflash: Al Nashiri Hearings Postponed
Just a few days ago, the counsel for military commission defendant Abd al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al Nashiri filed a motion for a continuance, requesting that the four days of hearings slated for next wee... -
Targeted Killing Resources Page
A while back, Jack asked a student named Samantha Goldstein to help him assemble some resources on targeted killing. The resulting bibliography has expanded over time, and we have decided to post it as a... -
New Draft of House CISPA Bill
The House Intelligence Committee has released a new draft of the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. I think it is fair to say that the bill is becoming increasingly more moderate as ... -
Petitioner's Further Briefing in GTMO Hunger Strike Dispute
Yesterday, pursuant to Judge Thomas Hogan's recent order, lawyers for habeas petitioner Musa'ab Omar al-Madhwani filed a brief addressing the district court's jurisdiction to hear al-Madhwani's emergency...
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