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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let's talk about something other than Israel potentially attacking Iran, shall we? Manhattan district attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. "announced plans for the construction of a cybercrime lab, which will ce... -
McNeal on Drones that Can Capture Rather than Kill
In response to my inquiry about drones that could capture rather than kill ("Robot Rendition?"), Greg McNeal writes in with these very illuminating comments on the technological prospects. It probably g... -
Kiobel: Supplemental Briefs on Extraterritoriality are In...
Lawfare readers will recall that in March the Supreme Court ordered the case of Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum to be re-briefed and reargued to address the additional question of whether the Alien Tort S... -
Iran to Sue Stuxnet Creators
This news -- that Iran is considering a lawsuit over Stuxnet -- is too perfect for words. Lawfare readers will have a field day: In what court? Under what theory? With what damages? How will they... -
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 ....
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