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Heritage Afghanistan Event on Thursday
The Heritage Foundation on Thursday is holding an event entitled "Decoding Afghanistan: What Are U.S. Goals and How Close Are We to Achieving Them?" The event, which is scheduled for 11:30 am-1:00 pm, is... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A very light news day... The FAA bill that the House passed has now been approved by the Senate as well, reports Keith Laing and Josiah Ryan at The Hill. It is a four-year extension bill, which means no... -
D.C. Circuit Affirmance in Suleiman Now Available
The D.C. Circuit's affirmance of the District Court's judgment in Suleiman v. Obama, which we noted two weeks ago, is available here. Nothing terribly surprising in the opinion, which was written by Jud... -
Proportionality and Distinction When Collateral Damage Is a Certainty
Over at Opinio Juris, Kevin Jon Heller responds to my earlier post regarding the BIJ report on drone strikes in Pakistan, and in doing so draws attention to a very interesting question. [Update: see Dap... -
Bahlul Case Not Dismissed Over Counsel
Don't let it ever be said that the D.C. Circuit always rules against detainees. Today, a three-judge panel ruled kept Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul’s military commission appeal alive--likely against ... -
Is DPH the Relevant Standard in Pakistan? An Important Element in the Debate Missing from BIJ's Report
[Note: a reader responded that I missed the point that an important point about the underlying BIJ report, one that puts the "A Question of Legality" component of the report in a different light. -
Cybersecurity Legislation in the House of Representatives
In two earlier posts I’ve focused on some of the particular issues that may arise during the Senate’s consideration of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The focus on the Senate is apt, inasmuch as Sen... -
Lawfare Category Search Now Available
In recent months, it has become clear that a surprising number of people are using Lawfare as a research tool. This was most unexpected, and we frankly had never considered research ease when we designed... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Ben already noted the report released over the weekend by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism regarding CIA drone strikes that have allegedly targeted rescuers responding to the scene of earlier strik... -
Worth Repeating: The NDAA's "Mandatory Detention" Provision Doesn't Actually Bar Civilian Prosecutions
Brian Jenkins of RAND sharply criticizes the NDAA's detention provisions in this short piece at Foreign Affairs. -
Paul Stephan on ICJ Decision in Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy)
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More from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The report to which I linked earlier has several pieces accompanying it.
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