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Justice Department Response on GTMO Counsel Access
The Justice Department today filed its response to a motion, in which certain Guantanamo detainees had challenged the Department's attempt to regulate the detainees' access to their attorneys. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Light news day. Stewart Baker has been blogging about the failure of the Senate to find common ground on cybersecurity issues, and now the Washington Post editorial board writes on its displeasure over ... -
Nashiri Litigation in the ECHR
Just noticed this: It seems that the Open Society Foundations has brought suit in the European Court of Human Rights against at least two Eastern European countries on behalf of suspected USS Cole bomber... -
Stewart Baker Speculates about a Cybersecurity Executive Order
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Stewart Baker wonders how much President Obama could get done with an executive order on cybersecurity---now that the legislation has failed. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The day's lead news story is, of course, the horrific shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The alleged gunman, the New York Times reports, was Wade Michael Page, a U.S. army veteran. Details surrounding the... -
Brig. Gen. Mark Martins on Historical Perspectives on Military Commissions
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins gave the following brief remarks over the weekend in Chicago. If others who participated in this panel have prepared remarks, I would be happy to post t... -
Leaks Legislation Update
I've been less than on the ball about covering the Senate Intelligence Committee's new anti-leak legislation. Here's the bill text. Here's a good summary by Steve Aftergood over at Secrecy News. -
Washington Post Editorial on the STOCK Act
The Washington Post has an editorial today -- entitled "Laughing STOCK" in today's print editions -- criticizing the STOCK Act's internet publication mandate for executive branch financial disclosure for... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #17: Bruce Riedel on Al Qaeda's Many Faces
This is the first in a series of posts I will be doing over the comings weeks based on a set of interviews I am conducting with people who have expertise of interest to Lawfare readers--but from whom we ... -
Stewart Baker on Whom to Blame for the Failure of the Cybersecurity Bill
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Stewart Baker has this interesting piece on whom to blame for the collapse of the cybersecurity bill, which failed on a cloture vote in the Senate the other day. Baker sugg... -
Speaking of <em>Gunpowder and Lead</em>. . .
. . . I've been meaning---ever since I plugged Caitlin Fitz Gerald's project, Clausewitz for Kids---to say a few words about this blog, as it might be of interest to Lawfare types. Gunpowder and Lead---a... -
Alternative Energy Use at Sun Rich, Windy Guantanamo Bay?
Not so much, reports Daveed Gartenstein-Ross over at the excellent Gunpowder and Lead blog: Because the base has to be self-sustaining — and because food, supplies, building materials, etc. have to be br...
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