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Defendant's Mootness Brief Available in Hamdan
You'll recall that the three-judge panel in Hamdan v. -
ACLU Reply Brief in D.C. Circuit Drone FOIA Case
The ACLU has filed its reply brief in the D.C. Circuit in its FOIA case against the government, which seeks information about CIA use of drones for targeted killing. I have discussed this case briefly ... -
Has Judge John Bates Been Listening to NPR?
This morning, National Public Radio ran this story, which Wells linked to earlier, noting that the concern that the United States was recreating Guantanamo at Bagram: -
Can Kicked Down the Road: Still No SCOTUS Action in Detainee Cases
This morning's Supreme Court orders list makes no mention of the unresolved petitions in several Guantanamo-related cases. That means a re-listing for the justices' conference this Thursday. Stay tun... -
Responses from Three 9/11 Defendants on Severance
According to the Miami Herald's Carol Rosenberg, only three of the 9/11 defendants weighed in on the question, put to the prosecution by Judge James Pohl, of why the men should not be tried separately. ... -
WaPo Op-Ed On Leaks and Former Government Officials
This morning, Paul flagged a Washington Post op-ed by Senators Coats, Rubio and Burr. The trio's piece concerns the improper revelation of national security secrets. As one example, the authors cite th... -
Cyber-Attacks and Secrecy
Let me add to the comments so far on David Sanger’s extensive report in today’s NYT about U.S.-Israeli cyber-attacks against Iran’s nuclear program. One of the most provocative paragraphs is this one (w... -
Is CIA Pre-Publication Review Biased?
The Washington Post has an interesting story today announcing that the CIA has opened an internal investigation into its prepublication review process: The CIA has begun an internal investigation into wh... -
Discussion of Drone Strikes on the Diane Rehm Show Today
Excellent discussion of drone strikes on today's Diane Rehm Show--which, unfortunately, is not embeddable. -
Ghailani Appeals Brief Finally Unsealed
Waaaay back in January, Ben noted that Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani had filed his opening brief in his appeal to the Second Circuit. Ghailani is appealing his conspiracy conviction and life sentence for his ro... -
Another Hearing in the 9/11 Case Set
So reports Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald: Judge Pohl has set another hearing in United States v. -
Drone Stories, the Secrecy System, and Public Accountability
Both the NYT Becker-Shane “Kill List” story and the Klaidman book excerpt have implications for the pending ACLU FOIA suit in CADC, which seeks CIA records on CIA drone strikes.
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