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Violence and confusion rages on between Israel and Gaza. Apropos of the latter, accounts differ as to whether and to what extent Israeli Defense Forces have taken responsibility for the shelling of a U.N... -
Reading the AUMF Tea Leaves, 2002 Edition
Nowadays figuring out what sort of post-2001 AUMF authority the White House wants is a bit of a tea leaf-reading exercise. Potentially relevant to it are the events of last Friday concerning the 2002 AUM... -
The Administration Needs a Confirmed Legal Adviser
Six months ago today, I wondered aloud on this blog when President Obama might nominate a new Legal Adviser. At that point, the position had been vacant for over a year since Harold Koh stepped down in... -
The Week that Will Be
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Two New ATS Decisions: Fourth and Eleventh Circuits Split on Whether Claims Against CACI and Chiquita "Touch and Concern" the Territory of the United States
While Lawfare readers have been focused on other parts of the world, federal appellate courts have recently issued two significant, and potentially conflicting (in result, if not reasoning), decisions in... -
Senators Express Concern on 702 Interpretation
Ellen Nakashima at the Washington Post reports that four U.S. -
A New White House Signal on AUMF Reform?
Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that "[a] top White House official suggested Saturday that Congress pass new legislation to support Pre -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Iran—Maliki’s BFF
Editor’s Note: The Middle East makes strange bedfellows, and one of the oddest pairings is the de facto alliance between Iran and the United States in Iraq. Across the border in Syria, Iran and the Unite... -
On "Going Dark"
Today’s Washington Post piece by Ellen Nakashima speaks of "going dark"---or the "growing gap between the government’s legal authority and its practical ability to capture communications." The article h... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #85: Fernando Reinares on "Madrid 3/11 Bombings and the Future of Terrorism in Europe"
Last week, Professor Fernando Reinares, a senior analyst on International Terrorism at the Elcano Royal Institute, delivered a talk at Brookings on his new book, entitled in English, “Kill Them! Who was ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As we noted last week, Lawfare recently received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. Ben offered thanks to those who have already donated---bringing us about halfway to our fundraising goal. For those of you wh... -
"Omar Khadr's Lawyers in U.S. Threatened Over Release of Court Documents"
That is the headline to an article in the Winnipeg Free Press, which I came across today. The piece concerns recent proceedings in Omar Khadr's (stayed) appeal before the Court of Military Commission Rev...
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