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The Government's Litigating Position in Hedges
In my post this morning on Hedges, I wondered whether government counsel had made the court aware of the Obama administration's strong position against military detention for citizens and for anyone capt... -
Two Cents on Hedges
By now you've gotten the lowdown - from Steve, Bobby, Ben or from some or all of them - about yesterday's puzzling decision in Hedges v. -
The Unpersuasiveness of the Case for Cybersecurity Regulation – An Introduction
My friend, Jack Goldsmith, wonders whether my earlier post about the pending Congressional proposal to regulate cybersecurity was a reference to General Alexander’s failure to persuade Senator McCain of ... -
Charles Krauthammer and Conor Friedersdorf Reveal How Little they Know About Domestic Drones
As Raffaela noted earlier, Atlantic blogger Conor Friedersdorf has written in praise (sort of) of conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer for the latter’s opposition to domestic drones. I would consid... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
We've already commented on the court ruling in the Christopher Hedges case over the detention provisions of the NDAA: Steve here, Ben here, and Bobby here. Reuters reports on it here. -
(Timely) Symposium on Contractor Accountability Over @ Opinio Juris
Our friends over at Opinio Juris are hosting a neat online symposium discussion of Professor Laura Dickinson's book Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Af... -
Government Files Brief, Reams of Paper, in Bahlul
We noted last week that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul's petition for an initial hearing in that court en banc. -
Transcript in Hamdan Available
The unofficial transcript from May 3rd's oral argument in Hamdan v. USA in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals before Chief Circuit Judge David Sentelle and Circuit Judges Douglas Ginsburg and Brett Kavana... -
A Few Thoughts on Hedges
I am as perplexed by yesterday's Hedges decision as either Steve and Bobby--and largely agree with both of their posts on the subject. -
Issues with Hedges v. Obama, and a Call for Suggestions for Statutory Language Defining Associated Forces
A few reflections on Hedges v. Obama, enjoining at least some aspects of section 1021 of the NDAA: A Self-Inflicted Wound? -
The FY2013 NDAA and Domestic Detention--Now With More Misdirection
Ben is a far better wordsmith than I--"a little cowardly" communicates a lot more in a lot less than my post from Tuesday afternoon about why the House Armed Services Committee's version of the FY2013 Na... -
Why Hedges v. Obama is Terribly Perplexing
I've now had more of a chance to read through Judge Forrest's decision Wednesday in Hedges v. Obama, which (seems to) enter a preliminary injunction against some or all of section 1021 of the FY2012 Nati...
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