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Two Habeas Cases Dismissed
A few weeks ago, Ben pointed out that two detainees had moved to drop their appeals, with their lawyer essentially calling the cases lost causes. Word comes today that the D.C. -
A Way Out of the Libya Conundrum: The Lebanon and Somalia Analogies
President Obama is in a legal and political pickle concerning his unilateral intervention in Libya. The mission is much harder than he anticipated, and it has taken much longer (months, not days) than h... -
SASC Detainee Language: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
I just got a look at a bootlegged copy of the Senate Armed Services Committee language on detainee matters. The following is a quick and dirty summary--which proceeds in the order the provisions appear i... -
Two New Opinions From The D.C. Circuit Court Today
The D.C. Circuit Court this morning handed down two opinions that may be of interest to Lawfare readers. In Ali v. Rumsfeld, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson delivered the opinion which affirmed the distri... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Bobby is quoted in this MSNBC article covering the story that the White House rejected Justice Department advice over the U.S. intervention in Libya. For those who just can't get enough of Bobby, he will... -
U.S. Forces in Libya Use Piloted Planes, Receive “Imminent Danger Pay”
Charlie Savage reports this morning: “Since the United States handed control of the air war in Libya to NATO in early April, American warplanes have struck at Libyan air defenses about 60 times, and rem... -
Wrestling with the WPR Clock Issue Raised by Libya: A Primer
I've written a relatively brief primer on the application of the War Powers Resolution "clock" to Operation Unified Protector (i.e., the war in Libya), and have posted it at Brookings. After detailed co... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times today surveys the current and prospective uses of drones in warfare. Plans are in the works for the House to vote on limiting funding for U.S. -
Book Review Section Now Live
Lawfare's new book review section is now live. Reviews will appear as a regular posts, but the most recent reviews will also show up listed on the side bar. A page with all of the reviews can be found by... -
"Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System," by Jonathan Hafetz
Published by New York University Press Reviewed by Benjamin Wittes -
Senate Armed Services Language on Detainee Matters
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced Friday that it had completed its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012. -
Site Upgrades, Book Reviews, and Facebook Likes
Lawfare is currently undergoing some technical upgrades to enable our new book review section. The section, as you will see on the sidebar, now exists, but it is empty. That will change as soon as we iro...
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