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What the CIA Could Learn From the U.K. Government Apology Over a Libyan Rendition Case
Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar were my clients. Belhaj led a Libyan Islamist group that sought to overthrow Moammar Gadhafi; Boudchar, a Moroccan citizen, is his wife. The CIA abducted them in 20... -
Congress Should Oversee America’s Wars, Not Just Authorize Them
Nearly 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, a bipartisan coalition of senators has put forward legislation that promises to overhaul the legal framework for America’s worldwide campaign against terrorism. Pr... -
The Latest—and Perhaps Last—Twist in Doe v. Mattis
The Doe v. Mattis saga has taken a significant turn, as the U.S. government continues to attempt to rid itself of the dual U.S.-Saudi citizen it has held in military custody in Iraq since last September ... -
OLC’s Meaningless 'National Interests' Test for the Legality of Presidential Uses of Force
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published a legal opinion May 31 that explained the basis for its oral advice in April that President Trump had the authority under Article II of th... -
Document: Pentagon Inadvertently Recorded Phone Calls Between John Doe and Attorneys
The government has filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Doe v. Mattis, informing the court that phone calls between Doe and his attorneys were inadvertently recorde... -
The New OLC Opinion on Syria Brings Obama Legal Rationales Out of the Shadows
The opinion on the April 2018 airstrikes against Syrian chemical-weapons facilities follows straightforwardly from Obama-era legal opinions, including one we did not know about until today. -
Document: Office of Legal Counsel Memo on April 2018 Syria Strikes
On Thursday, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel issued the following memorandum opinion on the April 2018 U.S. airstrikes against three Syrian chemical-weapons facilities. -
Military Commissions Freeze Appeals in the 9/11 Case
On Wednesday, May 23, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR), the intermediate military appellate court responsible for reviewing military commission proceedings, announced that it currently... -
Document: Sen. Jeff Merkley Releases Draft AUMF
Sen. Jeff Merkley has released the text of a new draft AUMF, available in full below. The senator's press release and summary of the bill are available here. -
Document: Qassim Motions for En Banc Review of Habeas Denial
On Monday, Khalid Ahmed Qassim filed a motion for en banc review of Judge Thomas Hogan’s May 10 denial of a petition for habeas relief. -
Law and Public Intuition on the Use of Force, Part 2: The Threat of Nuclear Weapons
This post is the second in a multipart series. For an introduction to the survey discussed and the methodology employed, be sure to read our first post. -
Video: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Corker-Kaine AUMF Bill
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