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Today's Headlines and Commentary
It's all depressing today, I'm afraid. Lots of trouble brewing on the Afghanistan front, for starters. The New York Times reports that President Karzai called for U.S. -
The NIMJ Amicus Brief in <i>al-Bahlul</i>
Raff already posted earlier about some of the amicus briefs filed today (or earlier) in the al-Bahlul case (the "other" military commission appeal currently pending in the D.C. Circuit). -
Appellant Brief Filed in ACLU v. CIA (Drone Program FOIA Request)
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed its opening brief in its appeal of the District Court of the District of Columbia's granting of a motion for summary judgment for the Central Intelligence Age... -
Amici Briefs in Bahlul by International Law Scholars and First Amendment Scholars
Two new amicus briefs have been filed in Bahlul v. United States in the D.C. Circuit Court recently. The first is a brief on behalf of international law professors (including our own Steve Vladeck). Its ... -
NYU Debate on Targeted Killing
A few months ago, New York University hosted a public debate on targeted killings among three of its prominent faculty members. The discussion, which is now available on video, involved Philip Alston, t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On the heels of a meeting between U.S. and Pakistan officials, Pakistan has announced that it will no longer permit the United States to use its airspace for drone attacks. Bloomberg's Indira A.R. -
Dan Geer and Brock Dahl on Problems with Pending Cybersecurity Legislation
Cybersecurity maven Dan Geer and former Treasury Department official Brock Dahl write about gaps and excesses in pending cybersecurity legislation: “For years now, there has been mounting evidence that m... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of developments in the case of the rogue soldier who massacred 24 Afghan civilians. Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan today to quell tensions--and was met with an Afghan national trying to crash a... -
Lyle Denniston on Guantanamo Cert Petitions
Raffaela linked to this the other day, but I only now just got around to reading it. Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog has an interesting piece on the various cert petitions in Guantanamo cases now pending be... -
Readings: Peter Margulies, "Valor's Vices: Against a State Duty to Risk Forces in Armed Conflict"
Peter Margulies, professor at Roger Williams University school of law and FOL ("Friend of Lawfare") who occasionally contributes commentary to this blog, has a new paper up at SSRN: "Valor's Vices: Aga... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Associated Press reports that Jose Pimental, the man accused of attempting to use a pipe bomb in an attack in New York City, is to be arraigned today in Manhattan. Militants attacked an Afghan gover... -
Heller Responds to Berkowitz on Legality of Iran Strike
Kevin Jon Heller at Opinio Juris responds to Peter Berkowitz’s critique of Bruce Ackerman’s argument that a self-defensive attack on Iran would be unlawful. Heller maintains that Berkowitz’s response is...
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