Last week saw several new developments in the Bradley Manning case. Prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they intend to offer evidence that Osama bin Laden received some of the classified information ...

Back in October, I wrote about the claim in this Washington Post story that John Brennan supports shifting the CIA's operations involving the use of lethal force over to the military.  Now that he is abo...

As Raffaela posted earlier, the government has won a substantial victory in the FOIA litigation in which the Times and the ACLU sought disclosure of information about CIA drone strikes, including the leg...

Judge Colleen McMahon of the District Court of the Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment to the government in the consolidated FOIA cases brought by the New York Times and the ACLU. ...

Steve has already noted (and critiqued) this Washington Post story about continued “renditions” by the United States government.

Under the snazzy headline "Renditions continue under Obama, despite due-process concerns," today's Washington Post has a long article on the overseas arrest, detention, and subsequent criminal indictment...

The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") today held that Macedonia had violated the rights of  Khaled El-Masri.  In 2003 El-Masri, a German national, was confused for a similarly-named terrorism suspe...

In the category of shameless self-promotion, I am quite pleased to announce the publication of National Security Law in the News: A Guide for Journalists, Scholars, and Policymakers. The book is a joint ...

No, you didn't read that wrong. And no, this isn't an episode of South Park. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Canadian Centre for International Justice have filed a complaint with the Geneva...

I spent a flight out to Minnesota yesterday reflecting on Jack's and Trevor's discussion over the weekend of Obama's first term, his coming second term, the Bush administration, and the now-will-never-be...