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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times and the Washington Post both report that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, along with other charges that will include attempted murder. -
How Much Does Law Constrain the President?
Forthcoming next month in the Harvard Law Review is an essay of mine entitled Law and the President. The essay, here, explores the extent to which law constrains the exercise of presidential power in bot... -
Corn and Glazier on the US-Afghanistan SOFA and Jurisdiction to Prosecute SSG Bales
Geoff Corn (South Texas) and Dave Glazier (Loyola-L.A.) write in with the following guest post concerning the US-Afghanistan SOFA and jurisdiction to prosecute SSG Robert Bales: Staff Sergeant (SSG) Robe... -
How To Declare War (Anno Domini, 1429)
Jhesus-Maria, King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the Kingdom of France, you, Guillaume de la Poule, count of Suffort, Jean, sire of Talbot, and you, Thomas, sire of Sc... -
Philip Bobbitt on the Individual Mandate and . . . Bioterrorism
Columbia legal scholar Philip Bobbitt just sent in this fascinating article on the constitutionality of the individual mandate as justified by biosecurity. If that sounds like a bit of a non-sequitur, we... -
Al Alwi: Cert Petition and Government Response Brief
The government filed its opposition to cert in the case of Moath Hamza Ahmed Al Alwi--a Guantanamo habeas petitioner. Al Alwi filed a petition for a writ of certiorari back in December, though we missed ... -
Obama Administration and Military Commissions: Response to Steve
I don’t believe, as Steve suggested in his good response to my Slate essay on military commissions, that Obama’s continuation of military commissions is “a validation of . . . -
Event on Comparative U.S./Israeli National Security Law: March 27
For interested D.C.-area readers, we're hosting what should be a fascinating panel discussion here at American University Washington College of Law next Tuesday (March 27), from 1-3 p.m., on "U.S. and Is... -
Amicus Brief in al Bahlul by Former Members of the Intelligence Community
Another amicus brief has been filed in the D.C. Circuit appeal of the military commission of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, this time by former members of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Arguing on ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Senate's Three Amigos (John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham) have penned this op-ed in the Washington Post on being successful in Afghanistan. Jack has posted on Slate an account of how Pre... -
The Fairness and Effectiveness of Military Commissions: A Response to Jack
In a characteristically thougtful essay over at Slate, and building on themes in his new book, Jack returns to a familiar argument--that the extent to which the Obama Administration has embraced military... -
Jack Speaks on Power & Constraint at AEI
For those of you who missed Jack--and others--speak about his new book yesterday at AEI, never fear.
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