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The WPR, the Clock, and "Deferring to NATO": What Did Senator Kerry Mean?
Josh Rogin reports a cryptic comment from Senators Kerry and McCain with respect to the looming expiration of the WPR's 60-day clock. Here is Kerry: "I'm not hearing from my colleagues that they feel the... -
Oral Argument Preview in Khan v. Obama
On Friday morning the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in Khan v. Obama (Case No. -
Opening and Response Briefs Available for Suleiman v. Obama
The appellant's brief and government's brief are now available for Suleiman v. Obama, one of the Guantanamo habeas cases currently before the D.C. Circuit Court. -
Interesting Case Concerning the President's Recognition Power
The Supreme Court recently granted review in a case, Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State, that concerns the scope of the President’s power to recognize foreign governments. This case is the latest iteratio... -
Advocacy Group Proposes to Sue Drone Operators in the US
This press release story in the Miami Herald announces that the British advocacy group, Reprieve, is in the midst of developing a litigation strategy designed to stop the United States from conducting dr... -
An Alert Reader...
...sent this in from Huffington Post: SHODDY RAT REMOVAL IN DIRKSEN CAFETERIA: WHERE'S THE HOPE AND CHANGE?Amanda Terkel was on the Hill today for, you know, reporting and stuff. While there, she witness... -
A Clarification on McKeon II
A reader writes in to point out that, in my earlier post, I have given away the store on behalf of the administration--and, what's worse, on matters on which I wholeheartedly agree with the administration. -
McKeon II: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
I have now had a chance to read through House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon's new detention and AUMF language, released yesterday as part of the Chairman's mark of the National Defense Authorizatio... -
Tick, Tock....Libya, the FY12 NDA Bill, and the Looming War Powers Resolution Deadline
As we’ve noted on this blog previously (here and here), continued U.S. -
Reply Brief Available in Khan v. Obama
The public version of Shawali Khan’s reply brief in Khan v. Obama (No. 10-5306), a Guantanamo habeas case currently pending before the D.C. Circuit, is now available. -
New Faces on Lawfare
As of today, we are adding two new faces to Lawfare to help Larkin with the many roles she plays keeping this place going. Larkin has made an enormous contribution at Lawfare, much of which readers can s... -
Traditional Military Activities in Cyberspace: Clarifying DOD’s Authority and the Line Between T10 and T50 Activities?
Section 962 of the FY12 National Defense Authorization bill has a very interesting cyberspace “military activities” provision.
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