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A Parade of Terrorism and Security-Related Convictions in Federal Court over the Last Week
DOJ had a heck of a good run in terorrism and national security cases over the past seven days, including three sets of guilty please plus a hefty sentence in another case. The details appear below: * ... -
"A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism," by Daniel Byman
Published by Oxford University Press (2011) Reviewed by Alice Diana Beauheim -
The Executive May Be Unitary, but the U.N. Sure Isn't
Over at Opinio Juris, Julian Ku and Kevin Jon Heller have good commentary on the U.N. Human Rights Council's expert statement that takes issue with the earlier conclusion of the special panel appointed b... -
Call for Papers: William Mitchell Law Review
Please see the below Call for Papers from the William Mitchell Law Review. Call for Papers The National Security Issue of the William Mitchell Law Review brings together the opinions of expert commentat... -
Fordham Law Center on National Security
Fordham Law School has announced that Karen Greenberg, the former executive director of the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law, will lead its new Center on National Security. Karen is an... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
House and Senate intelligence committees have reached a bipartisan (really, I said it) agreement to remove two provisions from the authorization bill they're considering. We shared last week the details ... -
Mea Culpa: Steve Vladeck
Steve Vladeck is a professor of law (and Associate Dean for Scholarship) at American University Washington College of Law. Steve is the author of many terrific articles relating to national security an... -
"Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: The Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser," by Michael P. Scharf and Paul R. Williams
Published by Cambridge University Press (2010) Reviewed by Jennifer C. Daskal -
Is it Time to End the War on Terror?
That was the subject of a debate the other day put on by a group called Intelligence Squared--which was attended and summarized by Lawfare reader John Mattiace. Mattiace is an attorney practicing in New ... -
Another Image On My Mind Today. . .
...is that of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music--perhaps the building in the world that most resembles the towers. Built approximately ten years earlier by the same architect, Minoru Yamasaki, it... -
Celebrating the Towers Themselves
Unaccustomed as I am to praising the New York Times opinion pages for their handling of matters related to counterterrorism, my hat is off to them today for running as Op-Art this beautiful image, entitl... -
Court of Military Commission Review Rules in Al Bahlul
The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review yesterday evening affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, an Al Qaeda media propagandist. I have not yet read the 139-...
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