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Readings: FAA v. Pirker (Domestic Drone Flights)
Although the Federal Aviation Administration has been tasked by Congress to come up with regulations for the use of drones in domestic airspace, it is running late on that mandate. Even small, light mo... -
Cyber Conflict Bibliography
My colleague at The George Washington University Law School, Lori Fossum, has just published a Cyber Conflict Bibliography. For those interested in cybersecurity (and particularly cyber warfare) it is a... -
Thoughts About the Obama Administration’s Counterterrorism Paradigm in Light of the Al-Liby and Ikrima Operations
Mary DeRosa and Marty Lederman, both of whom were senior national security lawyers in the Obama administration, have a helpful if somewhat hopeful post at Just Security on the significance of the recent ... -
Government Shutdown? Guantanamo Detainee Seeks Oral Argument, Anyway
An intriguing development in a Guantanamo-related case ongoing during the government shutdown: detainee Ahmed Adnan Ajam, who challenges Guantanamo transfer restrictions as incompatible with the Constitu... -
Al-Libi and Detention at Sea
While no navy captain likes stormy weather, the controversy over the temporary detention on a navy vessel of the captured Al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Libi is a tempest in a teapot. As John Bellinger not... -
"Drones Are the Future for Dull or Dangerous Missions"
The splendidly quotable title quote - "Clearly, drones are the future for dull or dangerous missions" - comes from Dan Jangblad , chief strategy officer for Sweden's aerospace company, Saab AB, by way ... -
Relaunch of the GTMO Periodic Review Boards
Just as the great post-2008 wave of GTMO habeas litigation winds down, it appears to be time, at last, to revive the Periodic Review Board system at GTMO. DOD breaks the news here (text reprinted below ... -
D.C. Circuit: No Postponement in Al Janko v. Gates, Either
Just as it did in Aamer v. Obama, the Department of Justice filed a motion for postponement in Al Janko v. Gates, another Guantanamo-related appeal before the D.C. Circuit. -
A Bad Idea Recycled
If a capture comes, can calls to send the terrorist to Guantanamo be far behind? Apparently not. ABC News is reporting that GOP Senators Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, and Saxby Chambliss are calling fo... -
D.C. Circuit Denies Government's Motion to Postpone Argument in Aamer v. Obama
The government may not have its act together, but the third branch insists on carrying on anyway. The other day, the Justice Department filed a motion to postpone oral argument in the force-feeding case... -
On Al-Liby, and the Transition from Military Detention to Criminal Prosecution
Abu Anas Al-Liby's detention aboard the U.S.S. San Antonio raises a host of issues regarding his eventual handover to the criminal justice system. A biggie is the extent to which criminal procedural rul... -
DoD Special Envoy for Gitmo Closure Named: Paul Lewis
The Pentagon has just announced the new DoD special envoy for Guantanamo closure: Paul Lewis. Secretary Hagel Announces Appointment to Key Defense Post Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today announced th...
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