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11th Circuit Affirms Jose Padilla's Conviction, and Grants Government Appeal of His Sentence
A divided 11th Circuit panel has issued a lengthy opinion (112 pages in pdf, with the dissent) affirming the conviction of Jose Padilla, Adham Hassoun, and Kifah Jayyousi, and granting the government's ... -
Argument Recap in Suleiman v. Obama
Friday afternoon’s oral argument in Suleiman saw pretty even questioning of counsel for both sides from an interested panel. Judges Merrick Garland, Thomas Griffith and David Tatel pressed Abdulrahman A... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Charlie Savage at the New York Times reviews the debate in the Obama administration over how to define the limits of the use of lethal force in the war against al Qaeda. -
Britain Amends Universal Jurisdiction Law
Britain amended its universal jurisdiction law last week to require private individuals who seek arrest warrants for foreign government officials for human rights offenses to obtain the consent of Britai... -
Change of Command at ROLFF-A
On September 14, General John R. Allen, who succeeded David Petraeus as the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, presided over the change of the command of Rule of Law Field Force – Afghanistan from Bri... -
Gabor Rona’s Response to My Post on Johnson v. Koh, with a Note on Ideological Opposition to Working with Congress
Below Gabor Rona has a sharp response to my earlier post on Charlie Savage’s story on the latest round of Johnson v. -
Video of John Brennan's Speech
Video from last night's speech by John O. Brennan is now available. We will be posting a better video as soon as it has been formatted, but this one will do in the meantime. -
Liveblogging Session 7: Keynote Address of New York Times Reporter Charlie Savage
The Keynote Address begins with a brief introduction from Jack. He notes that one thing extraordinary about Savage is his ability to extract information from government officials and the clarity with w... -
Liveblogging Session 6: The Presidency in the Post-9/11 World
Prof. David Barron kicks off the last panel discussion of the conference, focusing on the Presidency in the Post-9/11 World. He begins by noting that it is not surprising that a serious national securit... -
Liveblogging Session 5: “The Ethics and Law of International Counter-terrorism: The Challenges of the Next Ten Years”
The afternoon session of Day 2 of the conference begins with introductory remarks from Gabby Blum, the moderator of the afternoon’s first panel. She asks the panel to discuss the utility of force; what ... -
Liveblogging Session 4: “The Ethics and Law of Domestic Counter-terrorism: The Challenges of the Next Ten Years”
Session 4 begins with a brief introduction of the panelists from Prof. Dick Fallon, the panel’s moderator. Panelists include Prof. Phil Heymman, Ben Wizner, director of litigation of the ACLU’s Nationa... -
Liveblogging Session 3: “U.S.-Muslim Relations: Where Are We Heading?”
Day 2 of the HLS-Brookings Program on Law and National Security conference begins with Prof. Blum introducing Chibli Mallat, moderator of the first panel of the morning. He says he would like to point ...
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