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Dusting Off the U.S.-Iraq Extradition Treaty?
Bobby joined Charlie Savage and Jack Healy in querying here whether the U.S. Government might consider asking the Iraqis to extradite Lebanese national Ali Musa Daqduq to the United States. -
Judge Wilkinson and the Irony of "Judicial Restraint" in <i>Al-Shimari</i>
Whatever else one might say about Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, I think it's safe to describe him as one of the leading contemporary advocates of judicial restraint on the federal appella... -
D.C. Circuit Affirms in EPIC v. NSA
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a District Court judgment in favor of the National Security Agency in a case brought by the Electronic Privacy Information Center und... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Another man wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on NATO troops today, killing one. Graham Bowley at the New York Times reports, Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy has the scoop on the U.S. -
En Banc Fourth Circuit Dismisses Contractors' Appeals in Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
I've blogged before about al-Shimari v. CACI International, and the larger question of whether state law tort claims may be brought against government contractors arising out of their support of military... -
Peter Margulies on Targeting and the Geography of War
Peter Margulies of Roger Williams University School of Law writes in with the following summary of a recent Naval War College and Roger Williams workshop: John Brennan’s recent speech on targeting away f... -
Nashiri v. MacDonald Dismissed
The case of Nashiri v. MacDonald has been dismissed. You may recall that Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Al-Nashiri brought a suit against the military commissions Convening Authority, Bruce MacDonald in U... -
Update on the "Military Activities in Cyberspace" Provision in the HASC NDAA Bill
[UPDATE: If one looks at the draft NDAA provisions approved by the HASC Emerging Threats Subcomittee (Chairman Mac Thornberry, Hook 'Em), there is at section 942 a provision calling for quarterly reporti... -
NDAA Moves Forward, "Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act" Coming Soon
A quick note updating readers on the progress of the draft NDAA FY'13: Chairman McKeon's bill passed HASC last night in the wee hours. Next stop: the floor, where we are likely to see, among other thin... -
Comments on the New Seton Hall Report
I have now read the new Seton Hall report to which I linked earlier and I have to say: I am perplexed. The report's thesis, in a nutshell, seems to boil down to two propositions: that the D.C. Circuit's... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As the Senate prepares to take up cybersecurity legislation, NPR's Morning Edition has done a few more segments on it. Tom Gjelten discusses the briefing that has CEOs shivering in their boots, and this ... -
Breaking News: DOD Issues Implementing Guidelines for Guantanamo Periodic Review
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