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Court Will Hear Argument from Media and ACLU During 9/11 Case's Next Session
That's the word from James Connell III, an attorney for 9/11 defendant Ammar al Baluchi, a.k.a. Ali Abdul Aziz Ali. The lawyer's statement is below the fold. Today, the military commission released an... -
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 -- Cloture Vote Fails
And so it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. Despite letters from the Director of NSA, General Alexander and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dempsey the motion to close the deb... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times At War blog has this fascinating post about how the U.S. was supplying Libya with arms during the pre-Qaddafi years of the Cold War. The post, written by C.J. Chivers and John Ismay, i... -
Iraqi Court Denies US Request to Extradite Daqduq
So reports Lara Jakes at AP, after obtaining a copy of the ruling in which an Iraqi court declined to approve Daqduq's extradition (reasoning that the Iraqi judicial system already had dismissed charges ... -
"Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America," by David K. Shipler
Published by Knopf (2012) Reviewed by Sara Aronchick Solow -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times informs us that Lt. Gen. Zahir ul-Islam, the head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, has arrived in Washington D.C. to talk to top American officials including CIA ... -
Cato's Julian Sanchez Responds to Carrie Cordero
Over at the Cato Institute's Cato@Liberty blog, Julian Sanchez responds to the recent guest post by former Justice Department official Carrie Cordero on FISA Amendments Act reauthorization. Writes Sanche... -
Shirin Sinnar on <em>Latif v. Holder</em>
No, not Latif the Guantanamo habeas case. This Latif is a recent 9th Circuit decision which I had missed until Shirin Sinnar of Stanford Law School sent me the following the other day: In a little notice... -
Cybersecurity's Last Gasp? Reid Files for Cloture
That's the word from the Senate -- Majority Leader Harry Reid has filed for cloture to conclude the debate on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 -- debate that began in earnest earlier today. In addition, he... -
Reply in Support of Permanent Injunction Filed in Hedges
The plaintiffs have filed their reply in support of their request for a permanent injunction in the case of Hedges v. Obama. -
Readings: Daniel Byman on Al Qaeda and its Affiliates
Dan Byman, Director of Research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, has a new paper out entitled “Breaking the Bonds between Al Qaeda and its Affiliate Organizations.” The paper, acc... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As a fellow Arlingtonian and a reasonably tech-savvy person, I join Air Force General Counsel Charles Blanchard in taking issue with the categorization of Arlingtonians by our friends in the Bay Area as ...
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