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Obama Administration Asserts Head of State Immunity for Rwanda President Paul Kagame
This belated report just in by slow boat: In a brief filed on August 29, the Justice Department asserted immunity on behalf of President of Rwanda Paul Kagame in an Alien Tort Statute suit brought agains... -
More on al-Aulaqi and Transparency
In response to some push back, and at the risk of some repetition, I would like to clarify a bit more why I think there is no serious bar to the government revealing more about the legal basis for its ac... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Certain segments of the Lawfare readership--and they know who they are--have been clamoring for a roundup solely dedicated to analysis of the legality of the targeted killing of Anwar Al-Aulaqi, so I wil... -
Stewart Baker on Lawyers and Cyber
Stewart Baker – former Assistant Secretary for Policy at DHS and former NSA General Counsel – has an essay in Foreign Policy arguing that government lawyers are interpreting laws governing offensive cybe... -
Radio Silence from the New York Times Editorial Page on Al-Aulaqi
By last Friday afternoon, I was--I admit--in a state of nearly fevered excitement. Al-Aulaqi had just been killed, and there would be a nice, fat, New York Times editorial about it to savage. It would co... -
A Lawfare License Plate?
A friend in the intelligence community, using sophisticated data-mining techniques of a sort that threaten our civil liberties (namely, checking the D.C. government's web site), has learned that nobody h... -
D.C. Circuit Argument in al-Zahrani
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Thursday in the case of Al-Zahrani v. Rodriguez, which--believe it or not--is not a Guantanamo habeas case. -
New Developments on the NDAA's Detention Provisions
Josh Gerstein reports that Senator Reid has announced that he will not allow the NDAA for FY'12 to come to the floor for a vote until concerns over section 1031, 1032, and 1033 are addressed. As you may... -
al-Nashiri Arraignment Order
The arraignment order by Military Judge James L. Pohl in the case USA v. al-Nashiri is now available here, and here is the substance of it: 1. As the Chief Judge of the Military Commissions Trial Judicia... -
Lord Carlile Speaks on British Counterterrorism Law
Hugo Rosemont, a Security Policy Adviser to the UK security industry and a doctoral student, writes in with the following account of a speech in London by Lord Carlile, who served until recently as the B... -
More on Releasing the Legal Rationale for the Al-Aulaqi Strike
In the past couple of days, both Jack and I have called for greater transparency concerning the legal rationale for the drones program. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
At least one member of Congress believes that killing Al-Aulaqi is an impeachable offense: Congressman Ron Paul. Dan Hirschhorn of the Politico reports on his remarks in a New Hampshire town hall meeting.
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