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And Now For Something Completely Different
From the Tumblr site, IRCats ("International Relations as Depicted By Cats"). . . h/t Stephanie Dahle -
Wall Street Journal on NCTC Database Access
The Wall Street Journal has an article today, titled “U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens.” It reports: The rules now allow the little-known National Counterterrorism Center to exam... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with Pfc. Bradley Manning, alleged Wikileaker and allegedly subjected to unacceptably harsh treatment. Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that Manning’s attorney has argued that his client’s t... -
The New York Times on WCIT
The Times has an op-ed today on the WCIT conference in Dubai. Who knows, maybe this is one Ben will agree with. -
El-Masri Awarded Damages by ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") today held that Macedonia had violated the rights of Khaled El-Masri. In 2003 El-Masri, a German national, was confused for a similarly-named terrorism suspe... -
Hedges Plaintiffs Ask SCOTUS to Vacate CA2 Stay
Yesterday, plaintiffs in Hedges v. -
Audio of Recent ABA Standing Committee Conference
The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security has released audio recordings of its recent conference in Washington. -
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross on the Future of Preventive Detention
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies has a chapter in this new book, entitled "The Future of Preventive Detention Under International Law" (see pp. 257-266). The larger bo... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
North Korea’s at it again: it’s launched a rocket, says the New York Times. So uncreative. -
WCIT Developments -- Russian Proposals Withdrawn
For those who have been following the ITU's conference in Dubai on international internet governance (about which both Jack and I have written previously), this interesting bit of news: Apparently the m... -
Recent Orders in the 9/11 Case
Done with security review: four recent orders from the military judge, James Pohl, in United States v. -
Al Maqaleh Headed for the D.C. Circuit
Looks like the D.C. Circuit is going to get another crack at Bagram jurisdiction. Maqaleh II, decided by the district court in mid-October, is headed up. Good luck with that!
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