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A Preview of Oral Argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump
On Tuesday, March 20, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump, the case of Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi. Chief Judge Merrick Garland and Judge... -
One Piece at a Time: The ‘Accumulation of Events’ Doctrine and the ‘Bloody Nose’ Debate on North Korea
Over the past few weeks, experts have engaged in a debate over the legality of pursuing a “bloody nose” strike on North Korea, an option reportedly being considered by the Trump administration (at least ... -
Document: White House Legal and Policy Frameworks for Use of Military Force
The New York Times has published the White House's unclassified "Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' Use of Military Force for National Security Operations." As Scott And... -
We Read the New War Powers Report So You Don't Have To
Editor's note: Several hours after we published this post, the report described below became available online courtesy of The New York Times. The Times also provides more details on the previously undisc... -
Prime Minister May’s Use-of-Force Claim: Clarifying the Law That Governs the U.K.’s Options
British Prime Minister Theresa May made the remarkable statement Monday that, absent a credible response from the Russian government, the United Kingdom will conclude that the use of a nerve agent agains... -
U.K. Prime Minister's Speech on the Russian Poisoning of Sergei Skripal: Decoding the Signals
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that it was “highly likely” that the Russian government was behind the poisoning and attempted murder of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Sk... -
Putting the Yemen Resolution in Procedural Context
Last Wednesday, Feb. 28, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a proposed new joint resolution seeking to compel the Trump administration to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. ... -
A Primer on the Legal Dispute in Doe v. Mattis
Is it legal for the U.S. government to hold an American citizen in military detention in Iraq if that person was captured in the Syrian combat zone and was a fighter for the Islamic State? That’s the fu... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions, Feb. 26-Mar. 2: Judge in 9/11 Case Seeks Answers on Convening Authority Firing
The military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al. (the “9/11 case”) reconvened for pretrial proceedings last week, meeting in open session on Feb. 26 and March 1 in addition to se... -
Two Small Steps on the Long Road to Suppressing Unlawful Security Interrogations in Israel
The application of special interrogation techniques by the Israel Security Agency (ISA) has generated considerable controversy in Israel since the mid 1980s. -
International Law and Cyberspace: Evolving Views
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Something is Rotten with the State of the Military Commissions
For readers who haven’t kept up with Lawfare’s regular coverage, the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay have just had one hell of a February. On Feb. 5, Defense Secretary James Mattis unceremoniously...
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