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Oral Argument in Kiobel: Justices Seem Inclined to Shut ATS Door Further, But Will It Remain Ajar?
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kiobel yesterday, and here is SCOTUSblog's roundup of coverage: In Kiobel, the Justices considered whether corporations can be sued under the Alien Tort Statute ... -
Toy Helicopters for Sale at Best Buy in Tenleytown
Beware shoppers: All illegal to fly in the Washington Flight Restricted Zone, says the FAA. -
Using Force Against AQIM: The AUMF, the NDAA, and Inherent National Self-Defense Authority
This article in the Wall Street Journal, by Julian Barnes and Siobhan Gorman, draws attention to US government plans to ramp up counterterrorism efforts in Libya, including in particular efforts targetin... -
Agenda for Next Hearing in the 9/11 Case
Earlier this week, Judge James Pohl issued a new docketing order in U.S. v. Mohammed et al. Some twenty-five motions will be under consideration at the commission's next session, which will commence o... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
As Ben posted on Saturday, Omar Khadr has been repatriated to Canada. -
Readings: Laurie Blank and Geoffrey Corn on Standards for Finding an Armed Conflict, Applied to Syria
The question of when an armed conflict is underway for purposes of triggering the Geneva Conventions and other relevant law of war is not in principle difficult in the case inter-state international arme... -
Gabor Rona on Omar Khadr
Gabor Rona of Human Rights First writes in with the following comments in response to my brief post of yesterday directing readers' attentions to Captain Patrick McCarthy's testimony at Khadr's sentencin... -
"Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power," by David E. Sanger
Reviewed by Amy Sennett Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power, by David E. Sanger (Crown 2012) -
Thomas Jocelyn and Captain McCarthy on Omar Khadr
Over at the Weekly Standard, Thomas Jocelyn of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies has this piece on the repatriation to Canada of Omar Khadr. Jocelyn is angry over the myths the international left... -
Omar Khadr Appears To Be Back in Canada
Or, at least, that's what CTV News is reporting: After years of detention at the U.S. -
Lessons from the Smackdown
Most of the press coverage of the Lawfare Drone Smackdown has focused, understandably enough, on the FAA's intervention in the event. In this post, however, I want to focus on some of the lessons of the ...
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