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Afghanistan May Release Hundreds of Detainees Transferred from US Military Custody
The unwinding of US detention operations in Afghanistan continues. The latest development concerns the population of some 880 Afghan detainees whom the United States has transferred to Afghan control a... -
Tsarnaev Files Reply in Support of Motion to Vacate Special Administrative Measures
On Monday, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed his reply to the government's response to his motion to vacate special administrative measures (SAMs) imposed on him and his attorneys. -
Lenity and the FISA Reform Endgame
I was on the same panel as Orin at Monday's day-long hearing before the Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and think there's a lot to commend his proposal for a statutory rule of lenity as a tool... -
Reply Brief Availabile in Hatim v. Obama, Oral Argument Set for Dec. 9
In Hatim v. Obama, a.k.a. the Guantanamo "counsel access case," the government's reply brief has been submitted, and the D.C. Circuit has slated the case for oral argument on Monday, December 9. We've c... -
Real Spies, Fake Spies, NSA, and More: What My 2012 and 2013 National Polls Reveal
In August 2012, thanks to YouGov, I launched my first national survey to probe more deeply about what Americans know about intelligence agencies, what they think about controversial intelligence programs... -
Cully Stimson on “Sexual Assault in The Military: Understanding the Problem and How to Fix It”
Charles "Cully" Stimson of the Heritage Foundation writes in with these thoughts on a report Heritage has released on sexual assault in the military: In the spirit of keeping national security law devote... -
D.C. Circuit Defines a Docket "Entry" In Hentif v. Obama, Dismisses Habeas Appeal
Today the D.C. Circuit handed down its opinion in a Guantanamo detainee's habeas-related appeal. The detainee filed his notice of appeal too late, concluded the three-judge panel, thus divesting the appe... -
An Analysis of the Military Balance in East Asia
Over at The National Interest, I just published a short piece about the military balance in East Asia. -
Attorney General Eric Holder Claims Vindication on KSM Trial
The Washington Post reports comments by Attorney General Eric Holder on the pace of military commissions at a news conference yesterday: “I think that had we gone along the path that I announced at that ... -
Hunger-Striker Hassan Files Motion to Intervene in Aamer v. Obama
As promised by petitioners in their filing last week, and in response to the government's letter to the court suggesting that their case is moot: Guantanamo detainee Imad Abdullah Hassan today moved to i... -
An Overview of FISA Reform Options on Capitol Hill
Edward Snowden's disclosures and subsequent government declassifications have prompted a wave of proposals to retool the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”). Some of these proposed revisions a... -
CIA Files Reply Memo in Drone FOIA Case
The CIA's efforts to deny the ACLU's FOIA requests for records about the Agency's involvement in drone-based targeted killings continue apace in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The ...
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