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Empirical Analyses of Drones in Pakistan
As a counterpoint to the much-noted critical study of drones in Pakistan from the clinics at NYU and Stanford, I recommend this piece by Joshua Foust of the American Security Project, which is sympathet... -
France to Criminalize the Receipt of Terrorism-Related Training Overseas, Following the US Model?
The Wall Street Journal reports (paywall, sorry) that France is considering a slate of new antiterrorism laws, including at least one prevention-oriented measure that appears to track 18 U.S.C. -
Eric Posner on “Consent” in Pakistan and the Fecklessness of the U.N. Charter
Eric Posner has a piece in Slate which argues – based on this report in the WSJ about the ever-thinner forms of consent by Pakistan to USG airstrikes in that country – that the United States is making a ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had shot down a drone that had penetrated its airspace. -
Stewart Baker on the Poor Cybersecurity of Hackers
Don't miss this excellent piece, over at the Volokh Conspiracy, by Stewart Baker about the opportunity created by the poor cybersecurity habits of hackers. -
D.C. Circuit Releases Unredacted <em>Ameziane</em> Opinion
This slipped by me on Friday, when I was in Cambridge plotting the next phase of Lawfare's expansion. The D.C. Circuit has issued an unredacted opinion in this case, Ameziane v. Obama, which actually cam... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
BBC News reports that the UK High Court has ruled that Abu Hamza and four other suspected terrorists can be extradited to the United States. From the Department of Terrorism Trials: The Associated Press... -
More on the Abandonment Of Presumptive Classification
This just in from defense lawyers in the 9/11 case: A statement regarding the government's changed position on the handling of statements made by the accused in United States v. -
Readings: "The Case of the Murdering Wives," Reid v. Covert, and Civilians and Courts-Martial
Captain Brittany Warren, a US Army JAG who has just completed her JD at GW Law School, has an article appearing in the Military Law Review (Vol. 212, 2012, p. 133, link is to jagcnet.army.mil), "The Case... -
Sure, We'll Clear the Courtroom: Closed Session in Khairkhwa
Yesterday, we promised to be in attendance during today's argument session in Khairkhwa v. Obama And this morning, yours truly sat through two standard-issue D.C. -
Dawinder S. Sidhu on Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and Sikhs
Dawinder S. Sidhu of the University of New Mexico School of Law writes in with the following comments on the fallout form the shooting at the Sikh Temple at Oak Creek, Wisconsin. -
Anton Metlitsky on the <em>Kiobel</em> Argument
Anton Metlitsky, counsel in the Appellate practice of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, writes in with the following comments on the Kiobel oral argument. Metlitsky represents the Rio Tinto Group in its pending cer...
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