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Two House Votes on Libya Today
According to ABC News and the New York Times, House Speaker John Boehner today will call for a vote on two resolutions regarding the use of force in Libya - one sponsored by Rep. Denis Kucinich, and the ... -
Two Guantanamo Detainees Drop Appeals
Two Guantanamo detainees, Fahmi Al-Assani and Suleiman Al-Nahdi, have moved the D.C. Circuit to dismiss their habeas appeals (Al-Assani's motion is here, Al-Nahdi's is here). -
The E Coli Outbreak and the Google Hack
The two main headlines on the online NYT at the moment are about the E Coli outbreak in Germany and the alleged hack by China of Google. I have not seen anyone speculating that the E Coli outbreak is a ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
This is the first in a regular series in which I will collect and disseminate headlines and commentary of interest to Lawfare readers. I can't promise that this will be a daily feature, but will do my b... -
Rehearing En Banc Denied in Uthman
The D.C. Circuit has denied rehearing en banc to Guantanamo detainee Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman, whose habeas case the court decided in March. -
Cyber Weapons and Editorials on al-Kidd v. Ashcroft
Several pieces in the news today may be of interest to Lawfare Readers. The Washington Post reports on the Pentagon's list of critical cyber-weapons: The Pentagon has developed a list of cyber-weapo... -
Why No Veto Threat Here?
The administration just issued a Statement of Administration Policy on a DHS appropriations bill (H.R. 2017), which contains a spending restriction similar to one of the Guantanamo transfer restrictions ... -
A Note on Lawfare's Facebook Page
After a bit of a slow start, Lawfare's Facebook page is picking up steam. Just under 300 people have "liked" Lawfare (you should too if you haven't), and people are starting to leave comments on the site... -
Military Commission Proceeding Against the 9/11 Defendants (KSM and Others) Inches Closer
DOD has just announced that charges have now been sworn by military commission prosecutors in the case against KSM and four others linked to the 9/11 attacks. From DOD's press release: T... -
DOJ Announces Arrest in Kentucky of Two Men Involved in IED Attacks in Iraq
Last week I posted about the views of some in Congress who are upset that the government might not employ the military commission system to prosecute certain offenses committed in Iraq. I noted that the... -
Supreme Court Rejects Fourth Amendment Challenge to Material Witness Detention in Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft
The Supreme Court has reversed the Ninth Circuit in al-Kidd v. -
Another Thought About Al Madhwani
One further thought about the D.C. Circuit's Al Madhwani opinion--along the same lines as I mentioned earlier. There are at least two other places in this brief (12 page) opinion in which the panel opini...
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