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Mixed Feelings About This
I have mixed feelings about this New York Times oped by the ACLU's Jameel Jaffer and Larry Siems of the Freedom to Write program at the PEN American Center, who are urging that government officials durin... -
It Does Seem Odd...
...that every non-government employee in the world can discuss what the Wikileaked documents say about Guantanamo detainees except their own habeas counsel--who remain gagged as a consequence of their ob... -
David Remes on WikiGitmoleaks
Habeas lawyer David Remes just sent in the following: Whatever their significance may be in other respects, the Wikileaks documents have little significance for the detainees still at Guantanamo, because... -
Releasing "High Risk" Detainees
National Public Radio has added its voice to that of the New York Times on the new Wikileaked Guantanamo files. NPR actually has a few stories, along with this database--done in conjunction with the Times. -
U.S. Government Statement in Response to Times Article
Here is the statement by Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell and Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Detention Facility in response to the New York Times story to which I just ... -
Wikileaks Strikes Again--This Time at Guantanamo
I can't fathom right now who should be most upset--the government or the detainee bar--by this story in the New York Times: WASHINGTON — A trove of more than 700 classified military documents provides ne... -
"I'm from the NSA, and We Don't Get Out Much"
It isn't every day that a representative of the National Security Agency gives a public speech on the agency's understanding of "Protecting Civil Liberties in a Cyber Age." So I thought I would take good... -
New Penalties for Leakers?
Steve Aftergood is reporting at Secrecy News: The Senate Intelligence Committee is proposing to punish leaks of classified information by authorizing intelligence agencies to seize the pension benefits o... -
Databuse and the Mosaic
As part of my blood oath to spend the next few years writing on subjects other than detention, I have just released this paper on the inadequacy of privacy as a conceptual framework for regulating person... -
Does HPSCI's Chair Claim Authority to Veto Covert Action Programs?
Josh Rogin has an intriguing post up over at the Cable, detailing an interview with HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) concerning the ongoing debate regarding whether to arm the Libyan rebels. There is m... -
The FBI's Miranda Memo: Some Thoughts
The major significance of the FBI's Miranda memo, in my view, having now read it, is two-fold. First, it essentially states a policy of exploiting fully the Quarles public safety exception to Miranda in ... -
Text of FBI Memorandum on Miranda
Charlie Savage of the New York Times has posted the text of the FBI's new guidance on Miranda. I'll post thoughts after I've had a chance to digest it.
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