Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
Government's Supplement Brief in Hamdan on Mootness
The government has filed its supplemental brief in Hamdan on the question of whether the case is moot. We shared a few weeks back Hamdan's supplemental brief on the issue. As Wells explained in that post... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let's begin with terrorist trial news. The Washington Post reports that Amine Mohammed El Khalifi pleaded guilty late Friday for "attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against federal property.... -
Thoughts on David Remes's Definition of "Prevailing"--and of 19
In his response to my earlier post on the New York Times's 19-to-0 figure--which turns out, he says, to be his 19-to-0 figure--David Remes makes several interesting points worthy of comment. I wish to fo... -
Lawfare Crosses the Line
Visits: 1,001,291 Unique Visitors: 493,318 -
KSM Response On Separate Trials in the 9/11 Case
The Department of Defense has unsealed Khalid Sheik Mohammed’s response to Judge Pohl’s show cause order – in which the commission had asked the government to explain why the 9/11 defendants should not b... -
Giving Ft. Meade a Third Hat
One of the interesting aspects of blogging for Lawfare is that I get to try on a few new hats. For years, I have thought of myself as a lawyer and a policy analyst -- hats I get to wear every day and th... -
David Remes Responds to My Habeas Numbers
Habeas lawyer David Remes writes in to defend the New York Times's use of 19-to-0 as the government's win-loss record before the D.C. Circuit in habeas cases. He makes, to be honest, a better case than I... -
Department of Unshocking: Two More Motions Denied in Al-Nashiri
When we last checked in on United States v. Al-Nashiri, the docket indicated that Judge James Pohl had resolved five of the defendant’s pending motions. -
"Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State," by Dana Priest and William Arkin
Published by Little, Brown and Company (2011) Reviewed by Rabea Benhalim -
Oops: Charles Krauthammer Gets Detention Law Wrong
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, the estimable John Elwood questions whether columnist Charles Krauthammer has got wrong whether the president has discretion not to deport large numbers of undocumented ali... -
Comparing the Various Cybersecurity Legislative Proposals
As the prospects for real cybersecurity legislation seem to fade, this may be a product whose time has already come and gone. Nevertheless, for those who want a handy chart outlining (in far too brief a... -
Government Reply in Mingazov On Remand
Just in time for the weekend, here's the latest in Mingazov. As I noted yesterday, Ravil Mingazov posted his response in opposition to the government's motion to remand his case back to the District Cour...
Topics
