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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Several stories have emerged about U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's ruling that the State Department doesn't have to make classified cables public irrespective of what WikiLeaks does with them. -
Date, Time, and Rules for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown
The other day, I was out flying my new drone, practicing for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown. Standing on my front porch, I flew it across the street and hovered over a couple of kids and their father, who w... -
Agenda for Upcoming Hearing in the 9/11 Case
Judge Pohl's docketing order, in which he adjusts the calendar in United States v. Mohammed et al. and announces the agenda for August's motions hearing, is now available. -
Supplemental Briefing on Bagram Jurisdiction
Following last week's motions hearing in Maqaleh and Hamidullah, the cases seeking habeas jurisdiction over the detention facility at Bagram, the petitioners in Maqaleh have filed a supplemental brief ar... -
Government Files Brief Opposing Permanent Injunction in Hedges
The government has filed its brief in opposition to the plantiffs' motion for a permanent injunction--and seeking dismissal of the case. -
Federalist Society Teleforum on Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l
This Friday, I'll be joining Benjamin Powell from WilmerHale (and formerly, inter alia, the General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence) for a Federalist Society teleforum on C... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post has more on who was behind the deadly attacks in Iraq and what they mean for country's stability. Reuters reports that five female detainees linked to Al Qaeda have been released by ... -
Majority Leader Reid on Cybersecurity
Senate Majority Leader Reid spoke on the Senate floor earlier today explaining why the Senate needed to consider cybersecurity legislation as an urgent matter and, in particular, why he would prioritize ... -
The Fundamental Transformation in the Law, Morality and Politics of War: Individuating The Responsibility of “Enemies”
I will soon be posting on SSRN, with my co-author Sam Issacharoff, a draft academic article that offers a broad, integrated conceptual and legal framework for understanding specific counterterrorism lega... -
One More Small Adjustment to the Schedule in the 9/11 Case
Judge James Pohl has tweaked the calendar in United States v. -
Australia Drops Book Proceeds Action Against David Hicks
Today, Australia's government formally abandoned its lawsuit to prevent David Hicks---the first defendant ever to plead guilty to military commission charges---from profiting from the sale of his book, G... -
Readings: Clausewitz for Kids
The other day, Wells drew my attention to what could be the single most excellently eccentric national security-oriented project currently ongoing on the web: It is called Clausewitz for Kids. I am appar...
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