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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... -
Ninth Circuit (En Banc) Vacates Millenium Bomber's 22-Year Sentence as Too Lenient
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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... -
Stop Press: Supreme Court Orders Kiobel Reargued to Address Extraterritoriality
In a surprising development, less than a week after last Tuesday's oral argument in Kiobel v. -
Text of the Attorney General's National Security Speech
As promised, Attorney General Holder delivered an address on law and national security today at Northwestern Law. The speech covered an array of topics, including a defense of the legitimacy of military... -
A Major Address on the Law of Targeted Killing? AG Holder to Speak at Northwestern Law on Monday Afternoon
In late January, Daniel Klaidman reported that the administration was inclined to have Attorney General Holder give a major speech specifying additional details regarding the legal framework governing th... -
TVPA Lawsuit Against Sri Lanka President Dismissed, after Administration Submits Delayed Suggestion of Immunity
On February 29, Judge Kollar-Kotelly of the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought under the Torture Victim Protection Act against President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, based... -
I Hadn't Noticed This Before
Someone pointed out to me yesterday that in the recent Al Kandari cert petition, there is exactly one secondary source site: a Lawfare post. (See pp. vii and p. 12). Neato. -
Kiobel: Justice Kennedy Questions Extraterritorial Application of the ATS
The narrow question presented in the Kiobel v.
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