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Last week, Ben was perplexed by the government's reply in opposition to a motion for a preliminary injunction in a mysterious case brought by Mustafa al Hawsawi over Rear Adm. Woods' recent order regardi...
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As predicted, there is (despite speculation to the contrary) an OLC recess appointment opinion. Here it is.
UPDATE: Josh Gerstein, Charlie Savage, and John Elwood have some details and analysis.
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The New York Times and columnists Charlie Savage and Scott Shane have filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act against the Department of Justice for access to the OLC memo authorizing the targeted...
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The Obama Administration filed an amicus curiae brief today with the Supreme Court in support of the Nigerian petitioners in the Kiobel case (which was brought against Shell Oil, relating to its activiti...
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Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman responds to the government's argument against his cert petition in his new reply brief, available here. It opens:
The petition in this case presents in stark terms the ...
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FBI Director Robert S.
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Four Five amicus briefs have been filed in the D.C.
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Senator Mark Udall of Colorado is pushing an amendment to the NDAA to strip the bill of its detainee-affairs provisions and require further study of the relevant issues from both the executive branch and...
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I missed this before Thanksgiving, I'm afraid, but fortunately, the invaluable Josh Gerstein did not:
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is joining the chorus of Obama administration voices ...
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Salim Hamdan has filed his initial brief in the D.C. Circuit, appealing his military commission conviction and the Court of Military Commission Review opinion affirming it. He raises the following issues...
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Earlier this year, Judge Walton denied a pair of motions to dismiss in the civil suit filed by Moe Davis against the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Congressional Research Service ("CRS"). ...
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has released Judge Royce Lamberth's opinion on remand in Warafi. Judge Lamberth first denied Makhtar Al-Warafi’s habeas petition some time back, but t...