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Does the NDAA Authorize Detention of US Citizens?
[THIRD UPDATE (12/9/11): See here for my updated assessment as to US citizens captured abroad.] [SECOND UPDATE (12/7/11): Thanks to a flood of emails and calls, I am aware that a great many readers rema... -
I Don't Think this is Right
New York Times editorial page editor Andy Rosenthal, in his Loyal Opposition blog, opens a post this morning on the NDAA by saying, When President Obama came into office in 2009 he promised to shut down ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let's start with the NDAA. As Ben noted yesterday, the Senate voted to retain provisions requiring mandatory military custody of terrrorism suspects, report the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. -
"Please read the damn bill" Part 2: Senate Debate on the NDAA
As so many of you have found our earlier post of the Senate debate over the NDAA useful, we wanted to offer legislative materials related to the Senate's deliberations. I will continue to update this po... -
The Paul Amendment (to Repeal the Iraq AUMF) Fails...
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Guest Post: Gregory McNeal
As I noted the other day, I invited Pepperdine law professor Gregory McNeal to write a guest post summarizing his new article on U.S. targeting standards. He sent in the following: Thanks to Lawfare f... -
The Udall Amendment Has Failed
The amendment to the Senate NDAA by Senator Mark Udall to strip out the detention provisions of the bill has gone down. The vote, 37 for it, and 61 against, wasn't even close. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
First off, a bit of administrative business concerning the news and commentary feature going forward. While I was camped out in my undisclosed location, Ritika handled the news. Now that I am back, she a... -
Mueller Letter Regarding Concerns over NDAA §1032
FBI Director Robert S. -
More on the Government's Challenge to Bahlul's Counsel
The government has filed a reply brief in the dispute over whether Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul's counsel, Michel Paradis, properly represents Al Bahlul in the D.C. Circuit appeal of his military co... -
"Prisoners in War," by Sibylle Scheipers, ed.
Reviewed by Kenneth Anderson Prisoners in War Ed. Sibylle Scheipers (Oxford 2010) -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Welcome back. I hope you ate your fill of turkey and pumpkin pie, and if you were one of the fearless souls who braved the Black Friday mobs, that you returned home triumphant, in one piece, and without ...
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