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Would the NDAA Require Lawyers for Combat-Zone Captures?
There is a lot to talk about in regard to S. 1867, the NDAA bill currently under debate, other than section 1031 and 1032. Take section 1036. It's rather amazing this provisions hasn't generated more a... -
No, the NDAA Does Not Give Unreviewable Discretion to Detain
I always read what Conor Friedersdorf has to say over at the Atlantic. He's thoughtful and focused on the merits, and offers an important libertarian perspective on matters including the NDAA debate. I... -
NDAA Senate Debate Part 3: "hundreds and hundreds of hours of debate"
You can read the edited transcript from the Senate's debate yesterday on the detention provisions here. Previous coverage is available here and here. This includes debate on the Sessions amendment starti... -
Does the NDAA Authorize Detention of US Citizens?
[THIRD UPDATE (12/9/11): See here for my updated assessment as to US citizens captured abroad.] [SECOND UPDATE (12/7/11): Thanks to a flood of emails and calls, I am aware that a great many readers rema... -
"Please read the damn bill" Part 2: Senate Debate on the NDAA
As so many of you have found our earlier post of the Senate debate over the NDAA useful, we wanted to offer legislative materials related to the Senate's deliberations. I will continue to update this po... -
Mueller Letter Regarding Concerns over NDAA §1032
FBI Director Robert S. -
Udall Amendment on NDAA
Senator Mark Udall of Colorado is pushing an amendment to the NDAA to strip the bill of its detainee-affairs provisions and require further study of the relevant issues from both the executive branch and... -
Clapper Letter on NDAA
I missed this before Thanksgiving, I'm afraid, but fortunately, the invaluable Josh Gerstein did not: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is joining the chorus of Obama administration voices ... -
The Legal Implications of the Decline of the Original al Qaeda Network
Greg Miller of the Washington Post has an important story this morning addressing the possibility that the original al Qaeda network is but a drone strike or two away from eradication: The leadership ran... -
"Please read the damn bill" (Senate debate on the NDAA)
Having now returned from my undisclosed location, here's a transcript of the Senate floor debate on the NDAA. The Senate debated the bill on Thursday and Friday. This transcript, helpfully includes only... -
Daphne Eviatar on Latif and the NDAA
Daphne Eviatar of Human Rights First writes in with the following comments on Latif and the detention provisions of the NDAA: -
The Administration's SAP
Finally, the administration has spoken clearly, directly, and with direct references to consequences--a veto--about the detainee provisions of the NDAA. The White House's Statement of Administration Poli...
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