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Kevin Jon Heller's Interesting and Thoughtful Response
Kevin Jon Heller has responded to my earlier comments on his earlier post---which itself responded to my exchange with -
Ben Farley on Collateral Damage and Accidents
Benjamin Farley writes in with the following comments on my exchange with Kevin Jon Heller and Glenn Greenwald: I just read your post responding to Kevin Jon Heller's response to your conversation with G... -
Kevin Jon Heller on Accidental and Intentional Killing
Over at Opinio Juris, Kevin Jon Heller has a piece commenting on Glenn Greenwald's and my recent discussion of the difference between the accidental killing of children with drones and the intentional ki... -
Appellant's Reply Brief Filed in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald
On Thursday, lawyers for Abd Al Rahim Hussein Al-Nashiri filed their reply brief in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald, a civil case now pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Al-... -
Will Berkeley Become A Drone-Free Zone?
From the vanguard of the revolution, reports Forbes, comes this very important effort to prevent our robot overlords from spying on us: The city of Berkeley, Calif., this week took the first steps toward... -
Senators Ask for Argument Time in Hedges
Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte---who jointly filed an amicus brief in the Hedges appeal---are asking for argument time in the coming Second Circuit oral argument. -
The Washington Post on Drones and Civilian Casualties in Yemen
The Washington Post has an excellent article by Sudarsan Raghavan on civilian casualties in drone strikes in Yemen and the ways in which the Yemeni government tries to mask the U.S. role in these strikes... -
British Court Rejects Drone Lawsuit: Will Decision Affect Supreme Court Decision in Kiobel?
On Friday, a British court rejected a closely watched civil suit by the son of man killed in a 2011 drone strike in Pakistan that requests a judicial declaration that British intelligence officials may b... -
What is in the New NDAA, Why it Warrants a Veto, and Why it Probably Won't Get One
So what exactly is in the NDAA conference report that is prompting the agitation for a presidential veto? Here is a quick and dirty summary of "Subtitle D---Counterterrorism"---along with an explanation ... -
The NDAA and Detention in Afghanistan: Congress Takes a Step Toward Greater Involvement
Another noteworthy development in the conference version of the NDAA is section 1025. Think of this as a new direction in the congressionalization of detention operations in Afghanistan. What do I mean... -
Glenn Greenwald on Disparate Reactions to Newtown and to Children Killed in Drone Strikes
Glenn Greenwald has this lengthy and passionate piece on why Americans respond so differently to the killings in Newtown from the way they respond to the deaths of children killed in drone strikes. -
Agreement Reached on the NDAA
Politico reports that Senate and House negotiators have reached an agreement on the NDAA, with votes in both houses expected later this week...and then, on to the White House. The full text is available...
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