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Corn, Blank, Jenks, and Jensen Respond to Goodman on Capture-Instead-of-Kill
The following is a guest-post from Geoff Corn, Laurie Blank, Christopher Jenks, and Eric Talbot Jensen, responding to Ryan Goodman's recent Slate article (building on his new European Journal of Internat... -
Poland to Drop CIA Black Site Prosecution?
I have posted previously about a criminal investigation in Poland targeting the former head of Poland's intelligence service, based on his alleged cooperation in establishing a CIA black site on Polish t... -
From the FJC: Ex Parte Merryman Document Resources
With Abraham Lincoln back in the news, the Federal Judicial Center has posted a series of neat documents about the suspension of habeas corpus and the Ex Parte Merryman case. Here's a brief history of th... -
Barred in DC But You Can Buy them in Secure International Airports
According to the FAA, you can't fly the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 in the D.C. Flight Restricted Zone. -
Of Course President Obama Has Authority, Under Some Circumstances, to Order Lethal Force Against a U.S. Citizen on U.S. Soil (and a Free Draft Response to Senator Paul for John Brennan)
I noted last week than in his answer to the question whether the Obama administration could “carry out drone strikes inside the United States,” John Brennan gave this non-response: “This Administration h... -
Witness List for Feb. 27 House Judiciary Hearing on "Drones and the War On Terror"
The House Judiciary Committee has released the witness list for its coming, February 27 hearing on "Drones and the War On Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?" Careful L... -
Need to Dodge a Drone? Here are 22 Al Qaeda Tips
Yesterday, the AP released an English translation of what appears to be a 2011 Al Qaeda tip sheet. (AP journalists evidently found the document in Timbuktu.) Its author, AQAP senior commander Abdullah ... -
Neal Katyal on a Drone “National Security Court” Within the Executive Branch
Former Obama administration Acting and Deputy Solicitor General Neal Katyal has an interesting op-ed today in the NYT that criticizes the idea of an Article III “drone court” and proposes instead a “Nati... -
How to be Funny about Emotionless Killing Machines
Tuesday, Ben bemoaned the state of drone-themed humor in the New York Times, and followed it up yesterday morning with a tale of national security parody gone awry. -
February 27 House Judiciary Hearing on "Drones and the War on Terror"
For those who can't get in to the Supreme Court oral argument in Shelby County v. Holder, and who aren't otherwise enticed by the Journal of National Security Law & Policy's inaugural symposium, "Swimmin... -
U.N. Report on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Yesterday, as I noted in today’s news roundup, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan released its annual report on civilian casualties (defined as both direct and indirect deaths and injur... -
What's the Deal With the New York Times and Really Bad Drone Humor?
As the co-creator of the Lawfare Drone Smackdown and the publisher (though not the baker) of this drone strike cake, I should perhaps check myself before cringing at other people's drone humor. But I can...
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