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Mea Culpa: The Military's Proper Role in Strengthening the Rule of Law During Armed Conflict
My contribution to Lawfare's 10th Anniversary Project concerns the role of the military in strengthening justice institutions in countries struggling to emerge from instability, a topic on which my perso... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Adam Liptak, in his New York Times column, writes about the state of civil liberties, ten years after September 11, while William Saletan at Slate discusses how much has changed in the way we wage war si... -
Respondent and Reply Briefs Available in al Kandari v. Obama
The government's brief, and the petitioner's subsequent reply brief, are available in the case of Fayiz Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari v. United States. Al Kandari is a Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee who is seek... -
The DC Circuit Decision in Khan and the Question of "Associated Forces"
Further to Ben's post on the new DC Circuit decision in Khan v. -
A Thought on Khan
I have only read the D.C. Circuit's Khan opinion very quickly and may have further thoughts when I dive in a little deeper. -
D.C. Circuit Upholds District Court's decision in Khan v. Obama
The D.C. Circuit has affirmed district court Judge John Bates's denial of Shawali Khan's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A New York Times editorial this past weekend comments on the findings of the 9/11 Commission's 10th anniversary report. As Ben has discussed (here, here, here and here), John McCain inserted a provis... -
Mea Culpa: Stewart Baker
Stewart Baker, former general counsel of the NSA and policy chief at DHS, is the author of Skating on Stilts: Why We Aren't Stopping Tomorrow's Terrorism. He writes in with the following as part of Lawfa... -
Mea Culpa: Joseph Margulies
Joseph Margulies is a professor at Northwestern Law School who serves as the associate director of the MacArthur Justice Center. Joseph served as counsel of record on behalf of the detainees in Rasul an... -
Dahlia Lithwick on Cheney on Torture
Raffaela's compilation of reviews of Dick Cheney's book links to one which I think warrants a brief reply. -
We Read the Dick Cheney Reviews So You Don't Have To
Judging from his new book, In My Time, former Vice President Dick Cheney probably won't be participating in the Lawfare 10th Anniversary Project, which is devoted to acknowledging error and second though... -
Mea Culpa: The Virtues of Habeas Review Outside the Combat Zone
My contribution to our 9/11 10th Anniversary Project concerns the role of the judiciary in relation to detention. Well do I recall my reaction to the first wave of Guantanamo litigation back in the 2002...
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