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Hearing Today in Al Maqaleh v. Rumsfeld
As Ben noted last month, Judge Bates recently has shown some interest in possibly moving the Boumediene-at-Bagram case, Al Maqaleh v. Rumsfeld, along toward a resolution. After several very quiet months... -
The War in Syria and LOAC: Some Key Issues
[Update: a responsive post from ICRC's Daniel Cahen is here, and ones from Kevin Heller and Gabor Rona are here and here] Many papers and sites are today highlighting the fact that the ICRC has stated p... -
A Followup on Mr. Lucas Vazquez
I was distressed this evening to receive a note from Ms. Tangerine Bolen, executive director of RevolutionTruth and one of the plaintiffs in the Hedges case, in response to this post from the other day. ... -
Scott Shane on the Moral Case for Drones
An important news analysis piece from Scott Shane of the New York Times. I'm glad Shane took the time to lay this out. Though the point seems very obvious to me, it is decidedly non-obvious to many peopl... -
Lyle Denniston on Esmail Access to Counsel Issue
Over at SCOTUSBlog, Lyle Denniston has a piece on the Esmail access to counsel issue I wrote about Wednesday. It opens: For years, the federal government — in two administrations — has taken the view tha... -
Plaintiffs Seek Permanent Injunction in Hedges
Get your memo in support here. Government response due on July 23, I hear. The original opinion striking down Section 1021 of the NDAA is available here. And no, I will not be participating in this pan... -
Introducing La Revue de Press Juridique
Lawfare is pleased to welcome to the blogosphere a new francophone blog focusing on international humanitarian law, entitled La Revue de Press Juridique, It is the first francophone blog of its kind, and... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A Chicagoan by the name of Shaker Masri has agreed to plead guilty, reports the Associated Press, although the charges haven't been confirmed yet. The 29 year old gentleman was arrested in August 2010 an... -
Two Developments in the 9/11 Case
Development the first: the defense's objection to the upcoming August 8, 2012 hearing has cleared security review. You can read the defense's arguments as to why that hearing must be postponed - it fall... -
Tom Junod Responds
Tom Junod wrote in with the following in response to Ben's earlier post: Point taken on the "lecture from the principal" criticism: you either like that or you don't, and you didn't. But I don't think y... -
The Daqduq Failure Nears Its Conclusion
Will Ali Mussa Daqduq soon be a free man? It's looking more and more likely. According to an AP report, a five-judge appellate panel in Iraq has affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss charges aga... -
Tom Junod in Esquire Gives Obama a Moral Dressing Down
I have now had time to read Tom Junod's lengthy essay in Esquire to which Ritika linked the other day. Entitled "The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama," it combines the form of a reported essay with a di...
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