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The Legally Useless House Resolution to Stop the Libya Intervention
I realize that the two Libya Resolutions being considered in the House are more for political than legal effect, but the Resolution that seeks to check the President's Libya intervention is an especially... -
The Kentucky-Iraq Defendants Waived Miranda and Presentment, and the Government "Conducted Extensive Interrogation" Thereafter
In response to my post earlier today on Senator McConnell's call for the defendants in the Kentucky-Iraq case to be transferred to GTMO, the spokesman for DOJ's National Security Division (Dean Boyd) sh... -
House Resolutions on Libya Available
Lawfare readers may be interested in reading the two competing resolutions under consideration in the House this week. The first is a resolution requiring the President to withdraw U.S. forces from comb... -
Response to Senator McConnell's Op-Ed on Civilian Trials for Iraqis Arrested in Kentucky
Senator McConnell has an op-ed in the Washington Post sharply criticizing the Obama administration for pursuing a civilian court prosecution of two Iraqi men who were arrested in Kentucky recently on cha... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As the House plans to vote on two Libya resolutions (one authorizes the use of force, while another demands an end to U.S. engagement in combat activities), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer is voicing his opp... -
Move to Quash Risen Subpoeana
The invaluable Steve Aftergood, over at Secrecy News, is reporting: Attorneys for New York Times reporter James Risen yesterday asked a court to quash a subpoena requiring him to testify in the case of f... -
Kerry-McCain Resolution on Libya [Updated]
Senators Kerry and McCain, and eight other prominent Senators, introduced a Resolution on Libya today. The Resolution authorizes the President “to continue the limited use of the United States Armed For... -
Two Habeas Cases Dismissed
A few weeks ago, Ben pointed out that two detainees had moved to drop their appeals, with their lawyer essentially calling the cases lost causes. Word comes today that the D.C. -
A Way Out of the Libya Conundrum: The Lebanon and Somalia Analogies
President Obama is in a legal and political pickle concerning his unilateral intervention in Libya. The mission is much harder than he anticipated, and it has taken much longer (months, not days) than h... -
SASC Detainee Language: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
I just got a look at a bootlegged copy of the Senate Armed Services Committee language on detainee matters. The following is a quick and dirty summary--which proceeds in the order the provisions appear i... -
Two New Opinions From The D.C. Circuit Court Today
The D.C. Circuit Court this morning handed down two opinions that may be of interest to Lawfare readers. In Ali v. Rumsfeld, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson delivered the opinion which affirmed the distri... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Bobby is quoted in this MSNBC article covering the story that the White House rejected Justice Department advice over the U.S. intervention in Libya. For those who just can't get enough of Bobby, he will...
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