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D.C. District Court Issues Order in ACLU v. Mattis
The D.C. District Court issued an order in American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. James Mattis, the ACLU's suit on behalf of the unnamed American citizen being held as an enemy combatant by the U.S... -
Al-Alwi v. Trump: Appeal to D.C. Circuit to Determine End of Hostilities in Afghanistan
On October 2, counsel for Guantánamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi filed their opening brief in an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. -
Questions Senators Should Ask at the AUMF Hearing Regarding the US Citizen Enemy Combatant
On October 30th, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing titled "The Authorizations for Use of Military Force: Adminstration Perspective," featuring Secretaries Mattis and Tillerson... -
How the Islamic State Will Grapple With Defeat in Raqqa
U.S. officials are right to crow about the fall of Raqqa and the pain the United States inflicted on the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. Although Obama administration policies deserve much of the c... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Bonus Edition: Steve Vladeck on Detaining an American Enemy Combatant
When an American ISIS fighter turned himself in to Syrian Democratic Forces last month, the subsequent detention of the unnamed enemy combatant by U.S. forces sparked concern. To explore the implications... -
Treating Right-Wing Violence as Terrorism: What If Deeds Match Rhetoric?
Note: This essay draws on a longer piece on the same subject I have written for Foreign Affairs. A previous essay looks at whether right-wing violence should be labeled “terrorism.” -
Why the Collapse of Al-Nashiri’s Defense Team Matters
Last week, the chief defense counsel for the Military Commission Defense Organization, Brig. Gen. John Baker, excused the civilian members of the trial defense team in the military commission of United S... -
Should We Use the ‘T-Word’ for Right-Wing Violence?
This essay draws on a longer piece on the same subject that the author wrote for Foreign Affairs. A second essay with Lawfare looks at the implications of using the "T-Word." -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins for October 14
Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, the chief prosecutor at the military commissions, released the following statement on Saturday on the occasion of this week's military commission hearings in the trial of those a... -
What CVE Can Learn from Guerrilla Marketing
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State is weakened militarily, but many of the ideas it champions remain strong. In addition, the group continues to spread its message both virtually and in face-to-face settin... -
Why the Plight of the John Doe Enemy Combatant Should Alarm You
For months, Ben and I have teasingly harkened back to the halcyon days when we used to disagree more often—when the relatively modest real estate between our respective views on U.S. national security la... -
Why I’m Not Panicked About That American Citizen Being Held in Military Custody
The detention by U.S. forces of a still-unnamed ISIS fighter who turned himself over to a U.S.-allied militia in Syria a few weeks ago has sparked cries of alarm that hark back to the early days of the p...
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