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Barring Transfer of John Doe Temporarily: An Overview of the Majority Ruling in Doe v. Mattis
What to make of the court's split decision. -
Document: D.C. Circuit Opinion on Transfer Injunction in Doe v. Mattis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has released its opinion affirming the lower court's injunction on the U.S. military's planned transfer of John Doe, a U.S. citizen held in military custody... -
The D.C. Circuit Affirms in Doe v. Mattis: No Transfer of a U.S. Citizen Detainee to Saudi Custody
On Monday, we learned that a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has sided with the ACLU on the question whether the U.S. government can involuntarily transfer John Doe, a dua... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Judgment on Transfer Injunction in Doe v. Mattis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed Judge Tanya Chutkan's April 19 preliminary enjoining the transfer of John Doe in Doe v. Mattis. Judge Sri Srinivisan’s opinion for the court and Ju... -
Russia Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism—But Don’t Treat It That Way
Vladimir Putin’s government is guilty of many crimes, ranging from bombing civilians in Syria to meddling in U.S. elections to assassinating dissidents in the United Kingdom and other countries. Does all... -
Preventing, Not Just Countering, Violent Extremism
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter (or, if you prefer, prevent) violent extremism are much talked about but rarely implemented. The Obama administration did some initial exploratory efforts, but even the... -
Oral Argument Summary: Doe v. Mattis, Round Two
There was a strange sense of deja vu this morning at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse. Three weeks after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments over a preliminary ... -
Summary: Denial of Motion to Dismiss in 9/11 Military Commission
On April 25, Col. James Pohl, the presiding judge in United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. (commonly called the “9/11 case”), issued a ruling denying defendant Mustafa al-Hawsawi’s motion to dis... -
Whose Responsibility Is It to Confront Terrorism Online?
This week, Facebook and YouTube announced new data on removal of terrorist content on their platforms. Facebook also released its internal document clarifying what content stays online and what is deleted. -
The Central Issue Before the D.C. Circuit on Friday in Doe v. Mattis
When the D.C. Circuit hears oral argument in Doe v. -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Al-Iraqi Back in Motion
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened in public session on April 17 after a break in proceedings since February. -
Document: Judge Chutkan's Opinion Barring the Transfer of John Doe
On April 19, Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion in Doe v. Mattis on the government's proposed transfer of John Doe. The court unsealed the opin...
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