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A few comments on Toffiq al-Bihani’s cert. petition, which Larkin just posted.
First, I am surprised by al-Bihani’s first argument. He contends that the D.C. Circuit’s January 2010 decision in al-Bihan...
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The Supreme Court denied cert this morning in Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, leaving in place the Ninth Circuit’s en banc opinion affirming dismissal of a civil suit (relating to rendition) on state secre...
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Last Wednesday counsel for Toffiq Al Bihani filed a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court. Readers may recall that the D.C.
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I spoke today at this event at AEI--the video for which available below:
The operation that killed Osama bin Laden has reignited the debate over Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogations. Numerous...
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Many a state enacted its own set of terrorism-related criminal laws in the aftermath of 9/11. These laws have largely gone unused, as most cases that might otherwise fall within their scope have been de...
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I was inexpressibly moved yesterday when I opened a surprise package that showed up in my office from a military base in Afghanistan. The package contained this cup, along with a note from Brig.
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Michael Hirsh (National Journal) has a very interesting piece today at the Atlantic (online that is, not sure if this is going into print as well). Here's a key slice of it:
Obama has also demonstrated ...
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Other Guy Named Osama Bin Laden Can Finally Relax
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I know, I know!
A goodly number of Lawfare readers are having a good smirk at my expense following the release of Bobby's and Larkin's and my new detention tome. Didn't I promise, one reader was graciou...
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Well, at least we learned something about fisheries.
Following this morning's lengthy oral argument in Oceana, Inc. v. Locke, the D.C. Circuit had an oh-so-brief brief discussion of Khan v. Obama in ope...
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Charlie Savage has the goods this morning regarding the administration's potential responses to the looming expiration of the 60-day WPR clock in connection with the war in Libya. It's a must-read piece...
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(By Benjamin Wittes, Robert Chesney, and Larkin Reynolds)
It is with great pleasure that we announce the second edition of the The Emerging Law of Detention: The Guantanamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking. As...
