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The Latest Salvo(s) in the Battle for GTMO Counsel Access
This just in: the last words (for a few days, anyway) in the Guantanamo attorney-client access dispute now pending before Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Hill's Carlo Munoz tells us that a Somali-born pirate will serve 12 life sentences in connection with the kidnapping, piracy, hostage-taking and murder of Americans last February off the coast of Oma... -
Naunihal Singh on the Oak Creek Massacre
My old friend Naunihal Singh, a political science professor at Notre Dame University, has this very moving piece on The New Yorker's web page on the killings at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin: T... -
Amended Schedule for Upcoming Hearing in the 9/11 Case
Last Wednesday, Judge James L. Pohl issued an amended docketing order in United States v. -
Civilian Criminal Jurisdiction Over Military Defendants: A New Day in Mexico?
One of the many difficulties that arise when a state employs its military to conduct operations within its own borders is the question of whether alleged abuses committed by the military should be tried ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
What looks to be the fifth Taliban attack by a man in an Afghan police officer uniform on NATO and Afghan forces took place this morning. No service members were killed, reports the AP. Meanwhile, Afgha... -
Room for Debate Exchange on Domestic Hate Groups
The New York Times is running a "Room For Debate" exchange on the question of whether the threat from domestic hate groups is being overlooked. -
Preparing for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown
Our Drone takes a photo of of the team. That's my robotics genius grandson Ryan: I understand In-Trade has us at 62 .... -
Brehm: Fourth Circuit Creates Split in Contractor-Contacts Analysis
With a hat tip to Bobby, I wanted to flag that the Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld the conviction of Sean Brehm, a non-citizen convicted under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) for an... -
Debate Excerpt From the Senate Judiciary Committee on Targeted Killing and Transparency
Over at the Emptywheel blog, the estimable Ms. Wheel (aka Marcy Wheeler) has posted a transcribed excerpt of a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing dealing with Senator John Cornyn's proposal to com... -
D.C. Circuit Rules in <em>Obaydullah</em>
Here's the opinion--from a panel consisting of Judges Merrick Garland and Karen LeCraft Henderson and Chief Judge David Sentelle. The opinion denying Obaydullah's Guantanamo habeas appeal is a per curiam... -
NYPD Domain Awareness and Privacy
I've been away on business travel this past week and am headed off on vacation next week so blogging for me has been light. But one recent post caught my eye and motivated me to add a quick note: My co...
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