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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... -
Lawfare's Day on the Hill
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Rolling Stone Doesn't Like Lawfare's Day on the Hill
Over at Rolling Stone, John Knefel pans the House Judiciary Committee hearing today for being too Lawfare-heavy: The House Judiciary Committee held a full member hearing today on when it is acceptable fo... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
As I’m sure you’re all aware, Chuck Hagel was confirmed by the Senate yesterday, 58 to 41, to be Secretary of Defense. He was sworn in today, and has to immediately turn to the $46 billion in spending cu... -
Ninth Circuit Calls Sea Shepherd Actions "Piracy"
Not all news today is the secret meeting of the Lawfare cabal in plain sight - at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on drones and targeted killing. There is, for example, the opinion just issued in ...
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