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Al-Madhwani Reply Brief
The reply brief in support of certiorari in Al-Madhwani v. Obama has been filed. We earlier posted Al Madhwani’s cert petition and the government's opposition to cert. -
One Note on Suleiman
Raffaela is correct that there's nothing terribly surprising in the D.C. Circuit's Suleiman opinion, which was publicly released yesterday. In fact, the brief opinion--written by Judge Thomas Griffith fo... -
D.C. Circuit Affirmance in Suleiman Now Available
The D.C. Circuit's affirmance of the District Court's judgment in Suleiman v. Obama, which we noted two weeks ago, is available here. Nothing terribly surprising in the opinion, which was written by Jud... -
Bahlul Case Not Dismissed Over Counsel
Don't let it ever be said that the D.C. Circuit always rules against detainees. Today, a three-judge panel ruled kept Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul’s military commission appeal alive--likely against ... -
Cybersecurity Legislation in the House of Representatives
In two earlier posts I’ve focused on some of the particular issues that may arise during the Senate’s consideration of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The focus on the Senate is apt, inasmuch as Sen... -
A Few Notes on the <i>al-Shimari</i> Fourth Circuit En Banc Argument
I wasn't able to attend last Friday's oral argument before the en banc Fourth Circuit in the Abu Ghraib contractor suits (about which we've said quite a bit previously). -
Cori Crider on Yunus Rahmatullah
Cori Crider of the British human rights group Reprieve stopped by my office yesterday to talk about her client, Yunus Rahmatullah--about whom Bobby has written and who is suddenly the subject of a very d... -
Hell Breaking Loose
I share Bobby's skepticism "that the public actually is primed to explode with anger" should the Obama administration notify Congress that it intends to send high-level Taliban detainees now at Guantanam... -
"If They Do That, Then All Hell Breaks Loose"
From Reuters: One Republican lawmaker said public opposition would escalate sharply if and when the administration formally notified Congress it intends to transfer the prisoners, who come from the highe... -
Mandamus Opposition in Al Hawsawi
The government has filed its answer to Mustafa Ahmed Al Hawsawi's petition for a writ of mandamus concerning monitoring of attorney-client communications at Guantanamo. Al Hawsawi's motion for a prelimin... -
Transferring Taliban Detainees from GTMO to Qatar: A Primer on the NDAA's Transfer Constraints
The US government is considering transferring a group of five Taliban detainees from GTMO to Qatar (to be held there by Qatari authorities) in furtherance of peace negotiations in relation to Afghanistan... -
Al Kandari En Banc Petition Denied
Well, that didn't take long. The government only submitted its opposition to Fayiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari's petition for en banc review on January 19. But the D.C. Circuit today denied the petition. A...
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