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Why the Solicitor General Should Ask the Supreme Court to Reverse the Fourth Circuit's Decision in Samantar
Consistent with my general tardiness, I neglected to report that on June 24, the Supreme Court requested the views of the Solicitor General regarding whether to grant cert in the Samantar case. (Mohame... -
A Quibble Over Supplemental Authority in Hamad v. Gates
It's a battle over the latest case law in Hamad v. Gates, a GTMO-related appeal now awaiting decision from the Ninth Circuit. After oral argument on June 5, the government noted certain supplemental au... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin the week with some good news: 25 Guantanamo Bay detainees ended their hunger strike during Ramadan. Although 45 are still being force-fed, the number of hunger strikers is at 81, reports Caro... -
Blaming (or Crediting) the Lawyers for Our Syria Policy
This morning both the WSJ (behind paywall) and NYT have stories on how law and lawyers have influenced the changing USG posture on intervening in Syria. The gist of the WSJ story is that administration ... -
What Happens When We Actually Catch Edward Snowden?
The United States is pressing hard to get hold of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. But if and when Snowden is apprehended, what then? This question deserves attention, too, because the den... -
Cairo Diary, July 12: Friday of the "Leopard Crawl"
It is the Friday of, as they say in Arabic, "Zahf." The word connotes a kind of military advance or march---in this case, of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, pushing steadily from the gove... -
Egypt and Beyond: Military Intervention and the Democratic Process
A Brookings event from the other day, hosted by the other Brookings Wittes. -
The Market in Zero-Day Exploits
Today's New York Times, brings a rich article by Nicole Perlroth and David Sanger on the growing market in zero-day exploits. Zero-day exploits are previously unknown flaws in computer programming that ... -
Stephen Holmes on Drones
Crafted with his characteristic mix of brilliance and dark speculations about the motives of government actors, Stephen Holmes, my colleague, has published an exceptionally rich essay in the Financial Ti... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Laura Dean continued her online Cairo diary, chronicling the goings-on in Egypt. Read all her posts here. A lot of legal fireworks went off at Guantanamo this week: U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kess... -
Justice Department Report on Review of News Media Policies
Available here. This report is Attorney General Eric Holder's response to President Obama's order of a review of departmental policies with respect to the media. -
Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Ninth Circuit in Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler
Last Friday afternoon, while many people were enjoying a long July 4th weekend, the Obama Administration quietly filed a remarkably strong amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circ...
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