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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with the avalanche of coverage on last night’s presidential debate on foreign policy, which spanned Libya, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Israel, drones, and yes, food stamps and edu... -
October 23 Session #3: Presence, Fully Discussed, and Proceedings, Quickly Recessed
AE99 is next on our agenda. It asks whether, and under what circumstances, Al-Nashiri may waive his right to attend pretrial proceedings in this capital case. (There are also related motions, including... -
October 23 Session #2: Presence Lite, and an Untimely Submission From the Convening Authority
Judge Pohl calls our proceedings to order, and notes Al-Nashiri’s absence. That prompts Prosecutor Anthony Mattivi to make his record. The lawyer asks his witness, our by-now-familiar-from-last-week-bu... -
October 23 Session #1: Statement from the Chief Prosecutor
Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins last night released a statement regarding this week's hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri. It begins as follows: Tomorrow, the military commission convened to try the ch... -
Motions Hearing in Al-Nashiri: October 23 Session
We begin the three-day hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri with a modest venue change---not at Guantanamo, but at Fort Meade. The familiar Smallwood Hall will not be the site for our CCTV broadcast. ... -
National Security Legal Issues in Last Night's Debate
There were basically none. No discussion of Guantanamo, of habeas, of the NDAA, of interrogation, of military commissions, of targeted killing---and only the most cursory mention of drone strikes. This i... -
The Unanswered Question from Tonight's Presidential Debate
It was on the tip of Schieffer's tongue, and yet nevertheless, the moderator refrained. But what if he had asked the candidates. . . about AE 104, perhaps the most important of the motions under conside... -
Everything Old is New Again: Last Week in the 9/11 Case, and This Week in Al-Nashiri
Want a preview, if only a partial one, of what this week’s hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri will look like? Then look no further than last week’s hearing, in United States v. Mohammed et al. Have... -
Baher Azmy of CCR Responds on Whether Opposition to Commissions Serves GTMO Detainee Interests
Last week I asked whether per se opposition to military commissions was in the GTMO detainees best interests, where their “interests” were defined as “(a) maximizing [the detainees’] procedural rights, a... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Jordan announced over the weekend that it has foiled an Al Qaeda plot targeted at a number of civilian and military targets in Amman, including the American Embassy there. -
Computer Network Operations and U.S. Domestic Law: A Primer
I've recently completed a short (10-page) draft meant to serve as a primer on key domestic law questions associated with computer network operations. The paper will be published as part of the proceedin... -
Side Kick Double Board Break---Just Because
Since the Lawfare Drone Smackdown convinced me that my martial arts life and my Lawfare life are less separate than I had thought, and since Jack has already posted this board-breaking picture---on the t...
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