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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. -
A Clarification on McKeon II
A reader writes in to point out that, in my earlier post, I have given away the store on behalf of the administration--and, what's worse, on matters on which I wholeheartedly agree with the administration. -
McKeon II: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
I have now had a chance to read through House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon's new detention and AUMF language, released yesterday as part of the Chairman's mark of the National Defense Authorizatio... -
Reply Brief Available in Khan v. Obama
The public version of Shawali Khan’s reply brief in Khan v. Obama (No. 10-5306), a Guantanamo habeas case currently pending before the D.C. Circuit, is now available. -
New House Armed Services Detention Language
The House Armed Services Committee just released the Chairman's mark of the National Defense Authorization bill. I have not looked at it yet, but it apparently contains new language on detention and AUMF... -
Text of Al Qaeda's Statement on Bin Laden's Death
CNN has posted the English text of the Al Qaeda statement on Osama Bin Laden's death. It's worth a read. The Arabic original is available here. -
The Death of Bin Laden and the AUMF
In a recent post, Bobby raised the question of what impact, if any, Bin Laden’s death would have on the legal effect of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or “AUMF.” As I noted in a post earli... -
The New York Times is Also Reporting...
...albeit less directly than the AP, that some of the key the initial strands of intelligence came out of the CIA system. The Times reports: Last night, an official said that “detainees” had identified a... -
Eric Holder on Paul Clement
NPR's Carrie Johnson is reporting that Attorney General Eric Holder has spoken out strongly on behalf of Paul Clement: To the list of prominent lawyers defending former Solicitor General Paul Clement's d... -
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. -
Sabin Willett on the Kiyemba Cert Denial
If a person can't be troubled to agree with me, the very least he can do is to write good prose. Man, oh man, can Sabin Willett write good prose! Willett, who represented the Uighurs in their Supreme Cou...
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