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Ninth Circuit (En Banc) Vacates Millenium Bomber's 22-Year Sentence as Too Lenient
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The Onion Drones Debate
No commentary necessary: Could The Use Of Flying Death Robots Be Hurting America's Reputation Worldwide? -
Number of U.S. Jurisdictions with Lawfare License Plates Nears 4 Percent
That exciting fact comes to me thanks to Jacob Sternberger, who last year won the Lawfare competition to parody the New York Times editorial on the Al Aulaqi strike. Sternberger, a senior at Dickinson Co... -
Cybersecurity and the Freedom of Information Act
Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on the relationship between the Freedom of Information Act, and the protection of critical infrastructure. One aspect of the hearing wi... -
"Rush to Judgment: George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and His Critics," by Stephen F. Knott
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Lawfare Podcast Episode #6: Jack Goldsmith on Power and Constraint
Guess what? Jack has a new book out. You probably already knew that, but in case you didn't, it's called Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11. If you haven't already scored a copy... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Over the weekend, a U.S. soldier killed at least 16 Afghan civilians. The Taliban is vowing revenge, says NPR. -
Hamdan, And Bahlul, And Suleiman, Oh My!
Some court documents came in over the weekend: Salim Ahmed Hamdan has filed his reply brief in his appeal in the D.C. Circuit Court. You can read it in full here. The summary of the argument is excerpted... -
Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11
I have a new book out today: Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11. It argues that constitutional checks and balances deeply constrain the national security presidency, and that th... -
Three More (Ambivalent) Reflections on the Holder Speech
The more I think about Attorney General Holder's defense of targeted killings in his speech @ Northwestern last Monday--and the various reactions thereto--the more confused I become. To be sure, this con... -
Peter Berkowitz Responds to Bruce Ackerman on the Legality of Intervention in Iran
I recently noted Peter Berkowitz’s short piece on the legality of a military action against Iran. Bruce Ackerman subsequently argued that such a strike “would be a violation of both international law an... -
Homeland Security and ... Zombies?
If you think it is disturbing to park next to a car with "Ebola" on the license plate, consider what I found parked behind my car last night when I came out from a restaurant: [caption id="attachment_63...
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