A group of twenty-six senators yesterday wrote to DNI James Clapper, and inquired about the executive branch's application of the USA PATRIOT ACT---chiefly, it seems, the "business records" provision set...

Last Thursday, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted motions to dismiss the suit of a former Guantánamo detainee in Ameur v. Gates for lack of sub...

A new development in the FISA/FAA world yesterday evening: Google and Microsoft have filed motions with the FISC (posted here on the FISC's public site) asking for permission to disclose to the public ho...

Here is the latest development in the Al-Bahlul appeal before the D.C. Circuit. Readers may recall that in May, the court received conflicting statements from detainee and counsel---one from Mr. Al-Bahlu...

It's a big week at the Supreme Court, but Guantanamo habeas heads will not want to miss this development: the cert denial in Obaydullah on Monday. Steve wrote about this cert petition here, and coverage ...

Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014.

Here is Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's statement on this week's hearings in United States v. Mohammad et al. It opens: Good afternoon. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak with you after five d...

The evidence submitted, it falls to Edward Ryan to argue in support of AE18, the prosecution’s request for a written communications order.