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Rehearing Granted in Vance v. Rumsfeld
The full Seventh Circuit has granted the government’s motion to rehear en banc Vance v. Rumsfeld, a suit by two U.S. citizens alleging that they were detained and tortured by U.S. forces in Iraq. -
Warafi Habeas Opinion Released
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has released Judge Royce Lamberth's opinion on remand in Warafi. Judge Lamberth first denied Makhtar Al-Warafi’s habeas petition some time back, but t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Be careful what you tweet, all you political dissidents. The Department of Homeland Security has begun "developing guidelines for culling intelligence from social media networks" after the events of the... -
National Security Law Moot Court Competition at GW
From our friends at George Washington: The co-chairs of the 2012 George Washington University Law School National Security Law Moot Court Competition would like to encourage law students from around the... -
I Can't Quite Express. . .
. . . how excited I am about this: a new blog by New York Times Editorial Page Editor Andrew Rosenthal. I confess, the following line from his introductory post disappoints me a little: Nor will I blog a... -
And Another GTMO Habeas Denial: Bostan v. Obama
Judge Walton has released his unclassified opinion in Karim Bostan (ISN 975) v. Obama, denying Bostan's habeas petition (the decisions appears to have issued in classified form on October 12th). The gove... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A whole unruly mess of weekend news to catch up on today. A deadly attack in Kabul, pulled off by the Haqqani network, killed at least 12 Americans this weekend, according to Joshua Partlow and Greg Jaf... -
Five years ago...
Five years ago today, in remarks at the London School of Economics, I provided a comprehensive public statement of the U.S. Government’s views of the international legal framework applicable to the U.S. ... -
Argument Recap in Lebron v. Rumsfeld (Padilla's Bivens Suit)
Oral arguments in Lebron v. Rumsfeld took place before the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday. -
My Reponse to "Norwegian Shooter"
Mark Erickson, who blogs under the most-unfortunate handle Norwegian Shooter, recently published some correspondence with me concerning his claim that the reported OLC memo reflects Lord Acton-style corr... -
"I'm all for Leaking When It's Organized"
Speaking of the oddly-named Bmaz--which I was briefly yesterday--he has flagged an incredible snippet of a Politico interview with White House chief of staff Bill Daley on the subject of leaks. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Milton J. Valencia and Martin Finucane of Boston Globe and Laurel J.
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