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October 15 Commissions Session #2: Another Learned Counsel for al-Hawsawi?
That’s it for procedural stuff; we thus return to Ruiz, and his client’s desire for the appointment of another lawyer with a background in capital cases. Before Ruiz can begin, Judge Pohl reminds the la... -
October 15 Commissions Session #1: Housekeeping Stuff
Judge James Pohl takes the bench and calls the hearing to order, his robes emanating (as always) rays of the purest judicial authority. “Please be seated,” he says. He clips on the microphone, which gr... -
Motions Hearing in the 9/11 Case: October 15
And we're back . . . at Fort Meade's Smallwood Hall, for the first day of this week's closed-circuit-broadcasted-from-Guantanamo hearing in USA v. Mohammed et al. We'll have updates throughout the day, ... -
Very Strange Column by the <em>New York Times</em> Public Editor
This is a very weird column by New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan. Sullivan, acknowledging that the Times has broken important stories about the CIA's drones program and has sought more infor... -
State Department Background Briefing on Libya
The following State Department teleconference on Libya took place the other day: Office of the Spokesperson Background Conference Call With Senior State Department Officials Washington, DC October 9, ... -
Call for Papers and Attendees: 6th Annual National Security Law Workshop
I'm very pleased to announce that the 6th Annual National Security Law Workshop will take place May 16-17, 2013, at the U.S. Army JAG School in Charlottesville, VA! The call for papers and attendees is ... -
Statement from the Chief Prosecutor Regarding This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
Brigadier General Mark Martins, the Chief Prosecutor for the military commissions at Guantanamo, has released this statement regarding this week's motions hearing in United States v. Mohammed et al. -
Job Board Spammed
Well, that didn't take long. Yesterday, I posted a wiki job board on Lawfare so that people who are hiring in the field of national security law could reach those looking for work in the field. I expecte... -
CybersecurityLegislation Lives ... Maybe
Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement today: REID: SENATE WILL HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE TO PASS CYBERSECURITY LEGISLATION Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the ... -
Yousef Wanted to Cooperate, New York Times Reports
In today's New York Times is this article by Ben Weiser about some information that has come to light in a memorandum written by District Court Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy this week. -
Al Hajji Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal
Earlier today, lawyers for Abdullah Bin Omar Al-Hajji moved to dismiss his appeal to the D.C. Circuit voluntarily, and without prejudice. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday was a big day: As Ben already noted, SecDef Panetta spoke to business executives in national security on cybersecurity yesterday in New York.
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