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Thoughts on Latif #1
I have now read the entirety of Latif, and I am--quite honestly--not entirely sure what to make of it. For one thing, the redactions are extensive, far more so than in the normal D.C. Circuit habeas case... -
Coverage of al-Nashiri’s Arraignment
Lawfare was on hand earlier today at Ft. Meade, Maryland, to witness the first live (well, 40 second-delayed) transmission of military commission proceedings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a location here in... -
Latif: A Very Big Deal
I have only just begun reading the D.C. Circuit's decision in Latif, but it already clear to me that it is a very big deal. Judge Janice Rogers Brown, for the majority, expressly adopts a presumption in ... -
D.C. Circuit Opinion on Latif
The D.C. Circuit has just released its redacted opinion in the case of Adnan Farhan Abd Al Latif, which it filed on October 14, 2011. The opinion is available here, and Lawfare has covered the case -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of Guantanamo Bay news today: As I write this, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is being arraigned on capital murder charges. -
Section 1031 of the NDAA and Other Issues It Raises
Further to the exchange between myself and Steve Vladeck regarding Section 1031 of the SASC version of the NDAA FY '12, Raha Wala (Human Rights First) writes in with the following thoughtful comments and... -
The Graham-Holder Exchange and Daqduq
Two streams of detention-related legal argument came together at the Senate Judiciary Committee today, as AG Holder answered questions from Senator Graham. Their colloquy blended the question of the fat... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Most of today's news involves trials, so let's start with that. In the Tarek Mehanna case, the Boston Globe says that jurors were shown graphic videos of suicide bombings, the twin towers burning, and o... -
Government Moves for Public Access in Nashiri
The documents themselves are not available yet, but the docket in Nashiri reflects that on Friday, the government moved "for Public Access to This Military Commission Via Transmission of Open Court Proce... -
New Volume in the Naval War College Blue Book Series
The Naval War College, as many readers will be aware, has a long tradition of publishing terrific law of war papers in its annual "Blue Book" volume, based on presentations at its annual summer symposium... -
General Cartwright on Offensive Cyber Weapons and Deterrence
In an interview with Reuters, General James Cartwright, who retired a few months ago as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, maintains that the United States needs to disclose its offensive cy... -
Government Challenges Bahlul's Counsel
Here's an interesting military commission development. The government has moved to disqualify counsel--and thus end the appeal--of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, whose military commission conviction ...
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