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The President's Signing Statement
Here is the full text of President Obama's signing statement for the defense authorization bill. -
What Will President Obama Do with the Defense Authorization Bill?
President Obama’s options with respect to the GTMO transfer restrictions in the 2011 Defense Authorization bill appear to be as follows: (1) veto the bill; (2) sign the bill but decide to transfer detain... -
Mohammed Transferred to Algeria
Today the Department of Defense announced that Farhi Saeed bin Mohammed, a Guantanamo detainee, was transferred back to his native Algeria. According to the DoD press release, the United States "coordina... -
Former CIA Officer Indicted for Disclosing National Defense Info to Reporter
No, this has nothing to do with wikileaks as such. But you may recall a case from a few years ago involving a CIA officer who attempted to sue the agency for discrimination, only to have the case thrown... -
ACLU to the President: Issue an Instructive Signing Statement or Veto the Bill
The ACLU has sent a letter to President Obama that takes an interesting position on the detainee transfer provisions in the Defense Authorization Act for FY11. First, it points out that the constraints ... -
Following Up on Signing Statements
Readers interested in my post from yesterday will find this document useful; prepared by OLC veterans from the Clinton administration in response to the controversy over the Bush administration's use of ... -
In Defense of Signing Statements
An interesting debate has broken out among liberals about the possibility of President Obama's issuing a signing statement on the Guantanamo restrictions. Adam Serwer writes, There's a pretty clear ethic... -
Appellant's Brief in Almerfedi v. Obama
Today the government filed the public version of its appellant's brief in Almerfedi v. Obama (No. 10-5291), a habeas merits case. In this appeal the government appeals Judge Paul Friedman's sole habeas ... -
Thoughts on a Possible Signing Statement
I have a few thoughts on Dafna Linzer's story from yesterday, which reported that the President means to push back against congressional efforts to impede trial and transfer of Guantanamo detainees by is... -
Undue Delay at the CMCR re the Viability of Material Support and Conspiracy Charges and the Ability to Raise Constitutional Arguments in Commission Proceedings
Last week I drew attention to the undue delay in resolving Salim Hamdan’s appeal from his military commission conviction, noting that it put in issue the general viability of material support as a charge... -
Tom Nachbar on "Lawfare and the Authority of Law"
[I am very pleased to introduce the first of two posts from Tom Nachbar of the University of Virginia. In addition to his role as a law professor at UVA, Tom has the distinction of serving as an Army JA... -
The Possible GTMO Detention Signing Statement and the Commander-in-Chief Taboo
[Update - I have added a new line at the end of the second paragraph] [Second Update - A new final sentence] Further to Jack's post below, I have a pair of observations about Dafna's important story on ...
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