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Domestic Military Detention After the (New) Feinstein Amendment
Wells is exactly right--and Senators Levin and Graham are exactly wrong--about the implications of last night's Senate vote approving Senator Feinstein's amendment to the FY2013 National Defense Authoriz... -
Latest Draft of the White House Cybersecurity Executive Order
Here it is ... this version is dated November 21, 2012, so it seems to be the current iteration: White House Draft Executive Order (Dated 11-21-12). Analysis to follow ..... -
Can Congress be Express Without Being Explicit? Senate Debate on the NDAA's Domestic Detention Provision
[Updated 3:08 p.m] Last night, the Senate approved Senator Dianne Feinstein's amendment (No. -
Administration Statement of Policy on Senate NDAA Bill
Here's the Obama Administration's statement of policy regarding the Senate's version of the NDAA for FY2013. The document begins as follows: The Administration appreciates the Senate Armed Services Com... -
Senate NDAA Amendments Round-Up
You want 'em? We got 'em. Here are some more counterterrorism-relevant amendments to the Senate's version of NDAA 2013---all offered by Senator Sessions: Nos. 3009 (conditioning the availability of ce... -
The Senate NDAA Bill - No Restriction on GTMO Transfers to U.S.?
Apropos of the amendment proposed by Senator Feinstein and others, and tonight’s NDAA discussion in the Senate, here’s a quick review of S. 3254, the NDAA 2013 bill that the Senate Armed Services Committ... -
Feinstein et al Detention Amendment
Senator Dianne Feinstein---along with Senators Lee, Coons, Collins, Paul, Lautenberg, Gillibrand, and Kirk---have introduced this amendment to the current NDAA, now on the Senator floor. -
New York Times Renews Call for Guantánamo Prison Closure
As Ritika noted earlier today, the New York Times editorial page has renewed its call for the Obama administration to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. (I'll take it from Ben's lack of snark that he ju... -
Senator Paul and the Due Process Guarantee Act
Senator Rand Paul’s rumored detention amendment got me reminiscing about S.2003, better known as the Due Process Guarantee Act (“DPGA”). Remember this? -
Andrea Prasow Responds on the NYT and Military Commissions
Speaking of responses to my comments on the New York Times debate, Andrea Prasow of Human Rights Watch---who participated in the discussion---sends in the following: Ben seems to find it boring that Huma... -
Tweaking Senator Paul's NDAA Detention Language
In his post on Senator Rand Paul's proposal regarding citizens and the NDAA, Bobby highlights a recurring and important question: why is it so hard for ostensibly civil libertarian legislators explicitly... -
On Amending the NDAA to Preclude Military Detention of Citizens Captured in the U.S.
Ben notes what appears to be a draft proposal from Senator Rand Paul to amend the NDAA so as to address situations involving American citizens captured inside the United States. While the context sugges...
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