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Al-Nashiri Coverage Tomorrow, and Motions Hearing Agenda
Folks, a reminder that Ben and I will be making the scene tomorrow at Fort Meade's CCTV facility, and reporting on the upcoming motions session in United States v. Al-Nashiri. The session is set to begi... -
Hearing Postponed in the 9/11 Case
That's the word from defense counsel James Connell III: the military commission has granted the defense's request and rescheduled the August 8-12 motions session for August 22-26. In seeking the continu... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Port security: not nearly as sexy as some national security topics, but definitely a major component of homeland security. The Department of Homeland Security had until July to ensure that 100 percent of... -
Heller Responds to My Post on Syria and LOAC
Kevin Heller writes in with the following observation in response to my post yesterday on Syria/LOAC: I liked your post on Syria and the ICRC, but this statement gave me pause: "The ICRC’s past and prese... -
100% Scanning of Cargo
In today's Washington Post, the paper reports that the United States has missed a statutory deadline of July 1, 2012 that required the government to scan all inbound cargo containers for radioactive mate... -
Hearing Today in Al Maqaleh v. Rumsfeld
As Ben noted last month, Judge Bates recently has shown some interest in possibly moving the Boumediene-at-Bagram case, Al Maqaleh v. Rumsfeld, along toward a resolution. After several very quiet months... -
The War in Syria and LOAC: Some Key Issues
[Update: a responsive post from ICRC's Daniel Cahen is here, and ones from Kevin Heller and Gabor Rona are here and here] Many papers and sites are today highlighting the fact that the ICRC has stated p... -
A Followup on Mr. Lucas Vazquez
I was distressed this evening to receive a note from Ms. Tangerine Bolen, executive director of RevolutionTruth and one of the plaintiffs in the Hedges case, in response to this post from the other day. ... -
Scott Shane on the Moral Case for Drones
An important news analysis piece from Scott Shane of the New York Times. I'm glad Shane took the time to lay this out. Though the point seems very obvious to me, it is decidedly non-obvious to many peopl... -
Lyle Denniston on Esmail Access to Counsel Issue
Over at SCOTUSBlog, Lyle Denniston has a piece on the Esmail access to counsel issue I wrote about Wednesday. It opens: For years, the federal government — in two administrations — has taken the view tha... -
Plaintiffs Seek Permanent Injunction in Hedges
Get your memo in support here. Government response due on July 23, I hear. The original opinion striking down Section 1021 of the NDAA is available here. And no, I will not be participating in this pan... -
Introducing La Revue de Press Juridique
Lawfare is pleased to welcome to the blogosphere a new francophone blog focusing on international humanitarian law, entitled La Revue de Press Juridique, It is the first francophone blog of its kind, and...
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