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Washingtonian Profile of DOJ Leaks Prosecutor
Shane Harris of Washingtonian magazine has a lengthy profile on the magazine's web site of William Welch, who is the Justice Department's point man on leaks cases. -
Letter to Obama Regarding Warsame from House Committee Chairs
Several House committee chairs have sent this letter regarding the Warsame case to President Obama. -
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Picking at the Scab
Guess what? Human Rights Watch still wants to prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture. You knew that already? Yeah, so did I. -
David Kris on Criminal Prosecution as a Counterterrorism Tool
Well, this is timely. The Journal of National Security Law & Policy has just published this 104-page article from David Kris (who recently stepped down as the AAG for the National Security Division at D... -
Warsame: An Emerging New Model for Terrorism Cases?
As Bobby notes, the recently announced criminal prosecution of Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, captured overseas almost three months ago by U.S. military forces, could be an important test of an emerging hybri... -
Breaking News: Overseas Military Capture, Extended Interrogation, and Civilian Criminal Prosecution in New York City: US v. Warsame as the Model Case?
This is, I think, a big deal. Hot on the heels of the fascinating testimony last week from Admiral McRaven and General Allen regarding disposition options for terrorism suspects captured overseas but out... -
Additional Details on the CIA-Interrogation Investigations
Carrie Johnson at NPR posts (who knew that NPR reporters were blogging? This is really great stuff - add Carrie to your RSS feed) some important additional details. First, she confirms that there is st... -
DOJ Announces Full Criminal Investigation Into Deaths of Two Detainees In Relation to CIA Interrogation
A dramatic announcement just now from the Justice Department, concerning the outcome of the Durham Investigation into CIA interrogation practices. It is unclear from the context whether that investigati... -
The Kentucky-Iraq Defendants Waived Miranda and Presentment, and the Government "Conducted Extensive Interrogation" Thereafter
In response to my post earlier today on Senator McConnell's call for the defendants in the Kentucky-Iraq case to be transferred to GTMO, the spokesman for DOJ's National Security Division (Dean Boyd) sh... -
Move to Quash Risen Subpoeana
The invaluable Steve Aftergood, over at Secrecy News, is reporting: Attorneys for New York Times reporter James Risen yesterday asked a court to quash a subpoena requiring him to testify in the case of f... -
Confusing the Relationship Among Interrogation and Trial Options in Terrorism Cases - the Kentucky-Iraq Defendants
I noted recently that federal prosecutors have indicted a pair of men in Kentucky in connection with the insurgency in Iraq, noting that the situation might raise questions regarding the extent to which ...
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