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State Secrets and Today's Supreme Court Decision in General Dynamics Corp. v. United States
The Supreme Court today issued a unanimous opinion in General Dynamics Corp. v. -
New Attorney-Client-like Confidentiality in DRBs in Afghanistan
Josh Gerstein of the Politico is reporting a fascinating development in the rules of the Detainee Review Boards at Bagram: The Obama Administration has taken a step to have official representatives for U... -
Two Editorials, Two Different Worlds
Anyone who wants to understand in a nutshell the difference between the New York Times editorial board and the Washington Post editorial board on counter-terrorism issues--and, actually, on a broader arr... -
Khadr v. Obama Re-listed--Yet Again
SCOTUS Blog notes that: The Court [has] relisted for a fourth time . . . Khadr v. Obama, 10-751 . . . suggesting that statements respecting, or dissents from, the denial of cert. may be forthcoming. -
Cert Denied in State Secrets/Rendition Case
The Supreme Court denied cert this morning in Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, leaving in place the Ninth Circuit’s en banc opinion affirming dismissal of a civil suit (relating to rendition) on state secre... -
Cert. Petition filed in Toffiq Al Bihani
Last Wednesday counsel for Toffiq Al Bihani filed a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court. Readers may recall that the D.C. -
NYPD and the Manhattan DA Take the Lead in a Terrorism Case
Many a state enacted its own set of terrorism-related criminal laws in the aftermath of 9/11. These laws have largely gone unused, as most cases that might otherwise fall within their scope have been de... -
Just When I Thought I Was Out...
I know, I know! A goodly number of Lawfare readers are having a good smirk at my expense following the release of Bobby's and Larkin's and my new detention tome. Didn't I promise, one reader was graciou... -
Khan Oral Argument Summary--Not!
Well, at least we learned something about fisheries. Following this morning's lengthy oral argument in Oceana, Inc. v. Locke, the D.C. Circuit had an oh-so-brief brief discussion of Khan v. Obama in ope... -
The Emerging Law of Detention 2.0
(By Benjamin Wittes, Robert Chesney, and Larkin Reynolds) It is with great pleasure that we announce the second edition of the The Emerging Law of Detention: The Guantanamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking. As... -
Oral Argument Preview in Khan v. Obama
On Friday morning the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in Khan v. Obama (Case No. -
Opening and Response Briefs Available for Suleiman v. Obama
The appellant's brief and government's brief are now available for Suleiman v. Obama, one of the Guantanamo habeas cases currently before the D.C. Circuit Court.
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