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NDAA passage, final transcript from Senate Floor
The Senate passed the NDAA (S. 1867) last night on a 93-7 vote. The seven senators who voted against final passage are: Coburn Harkin Lee Merkley Paul Sanders Wyden The bill now moves on to a co... -
A Guilty Plea in an al-Shabaab Material Support Case--and a Hypo for Application of the NDAA
There was a guilty plea today in United States v. Yusuf (S.D. Cal. Dec. -
Feinstein Amendment rejected 45-55
Senator Feinstein's amendment, which would have limited applicability of the NDAA's detention provisions to terrorism suspects captured abroad, was rejected in a 45-55 vote this afternoon. -
Would the NDAA Require Lawyers for Combat-Zone Captures?
There is a lot to talk about in regard to S. 1867, the NDAA bill currently under debate, other than section 1031 and 1032. Take section 1036. It's rather amazing this provisions hasn't generated more a... -
No, the NDAA Does Not Give Unreviewable Discretion to Detain
I always read what Conor Friedersdorf has to say over at the Atlantic. He's thoughtful and focused on the merits, and offers an important libertarian perspective on matters including the NDAA debate. I... -
NDAA Senate Debate Part 3: "hundreds and hundreds of hours of debate"
You can read the edited transcript from the Senate's debate yesterday on the detention provisions here. Previous coverage is available here and here. This includes debate on the Sessions amendment starti... -
Does the NDAA Authorize Detention of US Citizens?
[THIRD UPDATE (12/9/11): See here for my updated assessment as to US citizens captured abroad.] [SECOND UPDATE (12/7/11): Thanks to a flood of emails and calls, I am aware that a great many readers rema... -
"Please read the damn bill" Part 2: Senate Debate on the NDAA
As so many of you have found our earlier post of the Senate debate over the NDAA useful, we wanted to offer legislative materials related to the Senate's deliberations. I will continue to update this po... -
The Udall Amendment Has Failed
The amendment to the Senate NDAA by Senator Mark Udall to strip out the detention provisions of the bill has gone down. The vote, 37 for it, and 61 against, wasn't even close. -
Mueller Letter Regarding Concerns over NDAA §1032
FBI Director Robert S. -
Udall Amendment on NDAA
Senator Mark Udall of Colorado is pushing an amendment to the NDAA to strip the bill of its detainee-affairs provisions and require further study of the relevant issues from both the executive branch and... -
Clapper Letter on NDAA
I missed this before Thanksgiving, I'm afraid, but fortunately, the invaluable Josh Gerstein did not: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is joining the chorus of Obama administration voices ...
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