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The Capture-vs-Kill Debate #6: Rejoinder to Goodman from Corn, Blank, Jenks, and Jensen
The following guest post is the latest in a series comprising a debate as to whether LOAC requires an attempt to capture rather than a first-resort to lethal force in some circumstances. The debate invo... -
NSA General Counsel Rajesh De Speech at Georgetown
NSA General Counsel Rajesh De gave the following address at Georgetown Law School on Wednesday: Remarks of Rajesh De, General Counsel, National Security Agency Georgetown Law School, February 27, 2013 (... -
Duke Law, Ethics, and National Security Center Conference Livestreaming Now
Congratulations to Duke Law School's Charlie Dunlap, who as executive director of the Center has organized another outstanding LENS conference. You can follow it live streaming from the link at the webp... -
Shane Harris on "Deep State" and Ragtime
Over at Washingtonian's new Dead Drop blog, Shane Harris has this fascinating piece, mining a just-released book for new information about the NSA's warrantless wiretapping activities. -
Obaydullah Takes His Case to the D.C. Circuit
In other habeas news, detainee Obaydullah has noted his appeal to the D.C. -
Briefing on Timeliness Ordered in Hentif v. Obama
Remember the Guantanamo detention case of Hentif v. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal reports on news coming from China’s Ministry of Defense that it and another military website have been hacked on average 144,000 times a month last year. -
Answering Emptywheel’s Question
Over at at the Emptywheel blog, Ms. Wheel colorfully asks of yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing: “Boy, what fucking idiots run DOJ (and, presumably, the Obama Administration generally)”? She g... -
Military Appeals in the Supreme Court: The NACDL Amicus Brief in <em>Behenna</em>
While some other stuff was going on yesterday, my friend Lindsay Harrison at Jenner & Block and I filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and in support of... -
Issues to Put on Your Intellectual Radar Screens: Cyborg Rights
Over at Slate, Torie Bosch has an interview with a cyborg about, well, cyborg rights. It's very interesting, and it goes to an issue I've been thinking about for a while. We think of cyborgs as inherentl... -
Greg McNeal on Human Rights Watch and "Killer Robots"
Over at Forbes.com, Greg McNeal takes a break from guest blogging for Lawfare to body slam Human Rights Watch over its "killer robots" campaign. -
A Moment of Zen from Yesterday's Hearing
The thing kind of speaks for itself: Rep. Louie Gohmert: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and this is an exceedingly important topic. We do appreciate your being here today. Obviously the Justice Department folks...
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