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Peter Margulies on Material Support Charges In Military Commissions
Here's a timely new article as the D.C. Circuit considers the military commission appeals in Hamdan and Bahlul--both of which challenge convictions based on, among other charges, material support for ter... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with drones. As Matt noted last week, The Hill reports that the International Association of Chiefs of Police released guidelines for the use of domestic drones. Read the recommendations here. -
Latest Docketing Order Unsealed in the 9/11 Case
As Ben noted, this week and next will see one whopper of a hearing in the 9/11 case - two, really, the first spanning August 22-24 and the second August 26-28. Apropos, Judge James Pohl recently amended... -
Monster Motions Hearing Coming Up Wednesday in 9/11 Case
Hold onto your chairs. The motions hearing in the 9/11 military commissions case scheduled to begin on Wednesday promises to be a monster. The latest version of the docketing order is not yet public. The... -
Farewell to the Lawfare Readership Counter
Thanks to all who asked to be counted as regular Lawfare readers. The results of this tiny little survey have been helpful and illuminating--though they are admittedly somewhat tentative. Because I put t... -
Thoughts on Today's GTMO Counsel Access Hearing
Here’s your read-out on this morning’s oral argument, before Chief Judge Royce Lamberth, in what Lawfarers have come to know as the Guantanamo counsel access dispute. (Background can be found here, here... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Two big news items about the battle over access to counsel at Guantanamo Bay that is currently taking place in the D.C. District Court. -
IACP Approves UAV Guidelines
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Governing Body this week approved Recommended Guidelines for the Use of Unmanned Aircraft (downloadable here) by American law enforcement agencies... -
Carrie Cordero on the Lone Shooter
Carrie Cordero, Georgetown’s Director of National Security Studies and a former Justice Department official, writes in with the following ruminations concerning lone wolf terrorist offenders: No one real... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The top story today is the news that 7 American troops were killed in Afghanistan when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed. The Taliban is claiming responsibility for downing the helicopter. -
David Remes' Overview of the GTMO Counsel Access Dispute
David Remes, an attorney for Guantanamo habeas petitioners Uthman and Esmail, has sent in this overview of the ongoing Guantanamo counsel access dispute. In brief: Remes and others recently objected to ... -
Targeted Warfare: Individuating Enemy Responsibility
In an earlier post, here, I described an article I was working on, with my colleague Sam Issacharoff, on detention, targeted killings, and the fundamental transformation we see taking place in the practi...
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