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The ICC at Ten: Time to Re-Examine the American Servicemembers Protection Act
July1 marks the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court. I have an op-ed in the print edition of Friday's Washington Post ... -
Why the Supreme Court Leaks Less Than The Intelligence Community
I have an essay on this topic in The New Republic. It begins: When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg rose to speak to the American Constitution Society on June 15, many in the audience hoped sh... -
Checking in on the Mingazov Case
There has been some movement in the long-stalled Mingazov case—one of the Guantanamo habeas cases that’s still kicking around. Way back in December 2010, Larkin shared the government's brief in its appea... -
Getting Close to a Million
An update: Visits: 997,779 Unique Visitors: 492,121 -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan has killed at least 21 people including 3 American soldiers in an attack on a NATO convoy in Afghanistan, reports Farooq Jan Mangal and Rod Nordland in the New York Times. -
USG Seeks Remand in CADC FOIA Case, Based on SDNY Filing
Jack and Ben earlier noted the government's long-awaited brief in support of its motion for summary judgment in New York Times Co. v. Department of Justice and ACLU v. -
A Brief Comment on the Government's Glomar Response
Like Jack, I am a little surprised by the government's brief--filed late last night--in the ACLU/New York Times FOIA case on targeted killings. -
USG Filing in NYT/ACLU SDNY FOIA Suit Re Targeted Killings
Here is the Government’s brief in support of its summary judgment motion in response to requests by the NYT and ACLU for records on targeted killings, especially with regard to U.S. citizens. This is t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of terrorist news today. The BBC reports that Pakistani officers have arrested Naamen Meziche, a European Al Qaeda operative who "is believed to have belonged to the Hamburg cell that the US says m... -
Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Two Nominees to CMCR
Breaking: earlier today, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved its two pending nominees for judgeships on the Court of Military Commission Review - William Pollard, and Professor Scott L. Silliman... -
Things Are Happening at the Naval War College: Cyber War Conference, Online Research Portal
Lots of exciting stuff going on at the Naval War College these days, in keeping with NWC's long tradition of engagement with cutting edge legal issues. Kudos to Prof. Mike Schmitt (whom I am proud to no... -
Closing in on Our Millionth Visit
According to Google Analytics, we are closing in fast on our one millionth visit and our half-millionth unique visitor. As to this hour: Visits: 995,006 Unique Visitors: 491,923 That means, if traffic...
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