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Stewart Baker on the Poor Cybersecurity of Hackers
Don't miss this excellent piece, over at the Volokh Conspiracy, by Stewart Baker about the opportunity created by the poor cybersecurity habits of hackers. -
D.C. Circuit Releases Unredacted <em>Ameziane</em> Opinion
This slipped by me on Friday, when I was in Cambridge plotting the next phase of Lawfare's expansion. The D.C. Circuit has issued an unredacted opinion in this case, Ameziane v. Obama, which actually cam... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
BBC News reports that the UK High Court has ruled that Abu Hamza and four other suspected terrorists can be extradited to the United States. From the Department of Terrorism Trials: The Associated Press... -
More on the Abandonment Of Presumptive Classification
This just in from defense lawyers in the 9/11 case: A statement regarding the government's changed position on the handling of statements made by the accused in United States v. -
Readings: "The Case of the Murdering Wives," Reid v. Covert, and Civilians and Courts-Martial
Captain Brittany Warren, a US Army JAG who has just completed her JD at GW Law School, has an article appearing in the Military Law Review (Vol. 212, 2012, p. 133, link is to jagcnet.army.mil), "The Case... -
Sure, We'll Clear the Courtroom: Closed Session in Khairkhwa
Yesterday, we promised to be in attendance during today's argument session in Khairkhwa v. Obama And this morning, yours truly sat through two standard-issue D.C. -
Dawinder S. Sidhu on Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and Sikhs
Dawinder S. Sidhu of the University of New Mexico School of Law writes in with the following comments on the fallout form the shooting at the Sikh Temple at Oak Creek, Wisconsin. -
Anton Metlitsky on the <em>Kiobel</em> Argument
Anton Metlitsky, counsel in the Appellate practice of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, writes in with the following comments on the Kiobel oral argument. Metlitsky represents the Rio Tinto Group in its pending cer... -
Khairkhwa Oral Argument in DC Circuit Tomorrow
A reminder that tomorrow morning will see argument before the D.C. Circuit in the case of Khairkhwa v. Obama. In short, the case concerns a Taliban functionary who claims to have played a civilian---not... -
Readings: Two Leading Academic Social Science Journals on Terrorism
I am sometimes asked what academic journals I would recommend for research in terrorism and political violence studies from an interdisciplinary social science perspective. Two stand out, although unfor... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Anonymous senior European officials said yesterday that a proposal for U.N. Security Council approval is in the works to authorize a Western-backed African force to battle with AQIM in Mali. The U.S. -
John Witt’s “Lincoln’s Code”
As many Lawfare readers know, John Witt has recently published a book called Lincoln’s Code. The book is about, among many other things, the history of the laws of war in the United States, especially i...
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