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Military Commissions Charges Sworn Against Majid Khan
The Defense Department today announced that military commission charges have been sworn against Majid Khan, a Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo who used to live in the United States: DOD Announces Charge... -
Information Sharing and the Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Well, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is now available for Senate consideration. A link to the text of the bill can be found here for download. Hearings will be held this Thursday. Weighing in at 205 pa... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
According to the AP, lawyers for underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab say that a mandatory life sentence in his case is "unconstitutional" because there were no casualties--other than Abdulmutallab... -
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Introduced
The text of S. 2105, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, is now available. In preliminary coverage of the legislation, the Hill reports that the bill "abandons proposals that would give the president emergenc... -
The Great Cybersecurity Carve Out?
As Leroy Jetson’s dog Astro used to say: “ruh roh.” The most critical (no pun intended) portion of the soon-to-be-introduced (and newly renamed) Lieberman-Collins-Rockefeller-Carper (“LCRC”) cybersecuri... -
Senate Committee Hearing on Cybersecurity Bill Thursday
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing on the "Cybersecurity Act of 2012" for Thursday, February 16 at 2:30PM. It will be webcast live here. Those testif... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
There's a lot of news to catch up on today. Schiphol airport in Amsterdam has been partially evacuated because of a bomb threat. -
Washington Post Editorial on Cybersecurity Legislation
The lead editorial in the Washington Post today, just adds to the political salience of the cybersecurity issue. -
An Addendum on Harold Koh
I agree with Ken's, Roger Alford's, and Paul Rosenzweig's defenses of Harold Koh, all three of which seem to me correct: Koh has an attorney-client relationship with the government that he did not have a... -
Paul Rosenzweig on Harold Koh's Duty of Loyalty
Following the splendid University of Virginia School of Law conference last Friday at which DOS Legal Adviser Harold Koh delivered the keynote address, Notre Dame professor and Opinio Juris blogger Roger... -
Selecting Between Civilian and Military Prosecution Options in the Shadow of the NDAA
NPR had a story today concerning the process of selecting between civilian and military commission prosecution options. It's an important topic. Unfortunately, the story included the following mistaken... -
Justice Department Memo on Al Aulaqi and Abdulmutallab
Very interesting Washington Post article on this sentencing memorandum filed by the Justice Department in the Abdulmutallab case.
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