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And we're back. Craig Whitlock writes in the Washington Post about the Obama administration's use of rendition---a matter about which Steve and Matt have already offered thoughts. The Taliban i -
Additional Thoughts on Washington Post "Renditions" Story
Steve has already noted (and critiqued) this Washington Post story about continued “renditions” by the United States government. -
Gregory McNeal on Accidental Deaths and Targeting
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False Continuity Continued: Today's WaPo on "Renditions" Under the Obama Administration
Under the snazzy headline "Renditions continue under Obama, despite due-process concerns," today's Washington Post has a long article on the overseas arrest, detention, and subsequent criminal indictment... -
Readings: Bryant Walker Smith, "Automated Vehicles are Probably Legal in the United States"
Bryant Walker Smith (a fellow at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society) has authored a new CIS White Paper on whether self-driving cars are, or can be, legal in the United States. His answer is ...... -
President Obama Signs FISA Amendments Act Extension
Amid all the fiscal cliff hubbub, the Senate on Friday approved, and President Obama on Sunday signed, the inelegantly if accurately named "FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012." The new law ... -
Kevin Jon Heller's Interesting and Thoughtful Response
Kevin Jon Heller has responded to my earlier comments on his earlier post---which itself responded to my exchange with -
Ben Farley on Collateral Damage and Accidents
Benjamin Farley writes in with the following comments on my exchange with Kevin Jon Heller and Glenn Greenwald: I just read your post responding to Kevin Jon Heller's response to your conversation with G... -
The Year in Lawfare 2012
I tend to think of the Lawfare year as corresponding with the academic year, since Lawfare was born in September 2010, and its annual cycle thus corresponds roughly to the beginning of the fall semester.... -
Readings: David Skeel on Religion and the US Military
University of Pennsylvania law professor David Skeel has an important opinion piece in the December 28, 2012 Wall Street Journal on the role of religion in the US military, "The Military Balance of Faith... -
Kevin Jon Heller on Accidental and Intentional Killing
Over at Opinio Juris, Kevin Jon Heller has a piece commenting on Glenn Greenwald's and my recent discussion of the difference between the accidental killing of children with drones and the intentional ki... -
Appellant's Reply Brief Filed in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald
On Thursday, lawyers for Abd Al Rahim Hussein Al-Nashiri filed their reply brief in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald, a civil case now pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Al-...
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