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Save the Date: 4th Annual National Security Law Junior Faculty Workshop/IHL Training - Charlottesville Edition
For the past three years, Geoff Corn and I have had the great pleasure of putting on a unique workshop event loosely directed toward a combination of JAGs and junior civilian scholars working on national... -
Andy Worthington Responds
I received the following note from Andy Worthington in response to my earlier post about his article. I appreciate very much his clarifications, which read in relevant part: My intention was not to descr... -
On the Admissibility of FISA-Derived Evidence in Criminal Prosecutions
United States v. Kashmiri, a recent decision by a district judge in Illinois, provides a nice illustration of the process by which defendants in criminal cases may object to the admission of evidence der... -
"Blind Vengeance and a Thorough Disdain for the Law"
This is how the always-entertaining British journalist, Andy Worthington describes critics of federal court trials, including--it seems--Jack and Bobby and me, which is kind of funny considering that we ... -
More on Military Commissions as Defense-Friendly
Gabor Rona of Human Rights First sent me yesterday the following thoughts on Linda Moreno's earlier comments concerning military commissions from a defense perspective: “How is my client best served?” is... -
Reflections on “Lawfare” and Related Terms
Khost, Thursday, November 18, 2010 -- Having outlined, in theory as well as in practice, the military’s and ROLFF’s proper counterinsurgency (COIN) role in Afghanistan, it is time to blog more pointedly—... -
A Reply to Steve Vladeck
It will come as a surprise to nobody who has followed the many exchanges between us Lawfare folks and Steve Vladeck that Steve has written a thoughtful objection to Jack and my oped and series of posts a... -
Appellee Brief Available in Uthman v. Obama
Today in Uthman v. Obama, a habeas merits appeal before the D.C. -
Interesting Reader Response on TSA
My post yesterday on Israeli airline security prompted the following response from reader Steve Checkoway, a computer science PhD candidate specializing in security issues: Mr. Wittes is incorrect to wri... -
Criminal Defense Lawyer Response
A few days ago, in response to comments by David Remes, I asked for thoughts from criminal defense lawyers as to whether they would rather defend a terrorist case in federal court or in a a military comm... -
Building the Rule of Law in Practice
Kandahar City, Wednesday, November 17, 2010 -- Counterinsurgency (COIN) theory—for that is what my last post describes—is only that: theory. The current reality in Afghanistan is that the rule of law rem... -
Judge Dennis Jacobs on Hostility to the Military Among Legal Elites
A few days ago, Judge Dennis Jacobs (Second Circuit) gave the 10th Annual Barbara K.
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