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The NIMJ Amicus Brief in <i>al-Bahlul</i>
Raff already posted earlier about some of the amicus briefs filed today (or earlier) in the al-Bahlul case (the "other" military commission appeal currently pending in the D.C. Circuit). -
Appellant Brief Filed in ACLU v. CIA (Drone Program FOIA Request)
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed its opening brief in its appeal of the District Court of the District of Columbia's granting of a motion for summary judgment for the Central Intelligence Age... -
Amici Briefs in Bahlul by International Law Scholars and First Amendment Scholars
Two new amicus briefs have been filed in Bahlul v. United States in the D.C. Circuit Court recently. The first is a brief on behalf of international law professors (including our own Steve Vladeck). Its ... -
Lyle Denniston on Guantanamo Cert Petitions
Raffaela linked to this the other day, but I only now just got around to reading it. Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog has an interesting piece on the various cert petitions in Guantanamo cases now pending be... -
The Onion Drones Debate
No commentary necessary: Could The Use Of Flying Death Robots Be Hurting America's Reputation Worldwide? -
Hamdan, And Bahlul, And Suleiman, Oh My!
Some court documents came in over the weekend: Salim Ahmed Hamdan has filed his reply brief in his appeal in the D.C. Circuit Court. You can read it in full here. The summary of the argument is excerpted... -
Three More (Ambivalent) Reflections on the Holder Speech
The more I think about Attorney General Holder's defense of targeted killings in his speech @ Northwestern last Monday--and the various reactions thereto--the more confused I become. To be sure, this con... -
This Will Quench Your Thirst for Obaydullah
Last month, Charlie Savage of the New York Times ran this story about an Afghan detainee at Guantanamo Bay by the name of Obaydullah--whose lawyers have made up this handy fact sheet. -
Biosecurity License Plate
Those who liked Lawfare graffiti (here and here) or my license plate (here and here) might find amusing this picture, taken on my street: -
Turning Over the DFIP Part II: What Is the Long-Term Plan for the al Qaeda Cluster We Will Still Hold There?
Note this passage in the coverage by the Times: The United States will retain custody of non-Afghan prisoners, about 50 mostly Al Qaeda militants from Pakistan, Arab countries and Central Asia, the Amer... -
Turning Over the DFIP Part I: Are the Afghans Embracing Non-Criminal Detention?
Does the announcement of a deal between Afghanistan and the United States regarding transfer of the DFIP (Detention Facility in Parwan) to Afghan control (see Ben's post below) herald a new Afghan positi... -
Breaking News: Afghan Detainee Agreement Reportedly at Hand
The New York Times is reporting: The United States has agreed to hand over detainees to Afghan government control on a far more accelerated schedule than planned, a senior American official said on Frida...
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