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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times has another feature adapted from his forthcoming book The Way of the Knife: The C.I.A., a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth. -
A Policy Paper on Autonomous Weapon Systems
Ken Anderson and I have just published a new policy paper through the Hoover Institution: Law and Ethics for Autonomous Weapon Systems: Why a Ban Won’t Work and How the Laws of War Can. Our paper beg... -
Developments in GTMO Emergency Motion on Water and Cold
Earlier today, in Anam et. al. v. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with the New York Times’s editorial board, which argues in this piece that shifting the U.S. -
Peter Margulies on the <em>Mehanna</em> Briefing
Peter Margulies of Roger Williams School of Law writes in with the following thoughts on the First Circuit briefing in the Tarek Mehanna appeal: The federal material support statute forces courts and jur... -
Brian Foster Follows Up on Fredman and Latif
Brian Foster of Covington & Burling, responds to my comments on his earlier guest post as follows: -
Dodging Drones in Style
[caption id="attachment_16657" align="aligncenter" width="498"] Images © 2013 Adam Harvey / ahprojects.com[/caption] The latest in "counter-surveillance" fashion" -
Panel Videos from Last Week's ASIL Conference
Here is video of the plenary panel from last week's ASIL conference, entitled "International Law in the Obama Administration: The First Four Years." Moderated by Donald Donovan, the panel included former... -
A Comic that Almost Perfectly Encapsulates the Problems with National Security Debates
From Zach Weiner over at Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal: -
Memo to the <em>New York Times</em> Editorial Page on Detention and Lawlessness
There are no major factual blunders in yesterday's New York Times editorial on the Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes, and there's actually a fair bit in the editorial with which I agree. -
Mark Mazzetti <em>New York Times</em> Article on U.S.-Pakistani Cooperation over Drone Strikes
The New York Times has posted a lengthy and very interesting article by reporter Mark Mazzetti entitled "Rise of the Predators: A Secret Deal on Drones, Sealed in Blood," which will appear on tomorrow's ... -
Motions on <em>Clapper</em>'s Implications for Standing in the <em>Hedges</em> Second Circuit Appeal
Peter Margulies recently discussed the effect of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA denying standing to plaintiffs challenging the NSA's warrantless wiretapping p...
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