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Body Scanners and the Administrative Procedures Act Redux
Back in July, I noted that the Electronic Privacy and Information Center had petitioned the D.C. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots going on before the long weekend. Lets begin with more coverage of the “squealing SEAL”---aka Mark Owen aka Matt Bissonnette. -
Enhancing Our Social Networking Features
Last night and this morning, I did a little tinkering with Lawfare's social networking features--which actually drive a good deal of traffic to the site. According to Google Analytics, Facebook is far an... -
DOJ Ends Criminal Inquiry into Detainee Deaths
Some detainee treatment news here: Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the end of a criminal investigation into the deaths of two detainees while in U.S. custody. -
Court Rejects Modification of Protective Orders in al-Qahtani's Habeas Case
Earlier today, Judge Rosemary Collyer rejected an attempt by attorneys for detainee Mohammed al Qahtani to modify two protective orders entered in al Qahtani's habeas case. The proposed modification con... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Obama administration confirmed yesterday that the Haqqani militant network's #3 was killed by a drone strike in Pakistan last week. Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post reports. In two incidents in ... -
More on the Guantanamo Bay Museum
As promised yesterday, the organizers of the Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History have released a longer statement on their project. It reads: Artists’ Website Project Closes Gitmo and Replaces It W... -
New Military Commission Charges Against Al-Darbi
The Miami Herald's Carol Rosenberg reports: The Pentagon war crimes prosecutor on Wednesday revived a Bush-era prosecution and charged a Saudi captive at Guantánamo with a 2002 terror attack on a French ... -
Beyond the Battlefield, Beyond al Qaeda: The Destabilizing Legal Architecture of Counterterrorism
I'm happy to report that I've recently completed drafting an article that has been much on my mind for the past few years. Beyond the Battlefield, Beyond al Qaeda: The Destabilizing Legal Architecture o... -
Say It Three Times and It’s True
While you weren’t looking, Guantanamo has been closed—and turned into an art museum! I am writing to the museum staff now for any information they might be willing to provide about this remarkable alter... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Amnesty International's web site has been hacked by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, reports James Ball of the Washington Post. -
New Order in <em>Maqaleh</em>
U.S. District Judge John Bates has entered the following order in Maqaleh, the case testing federal court habeas jurisdiction for detainees at Bagram: MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received 81 petitioners'...
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