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Shovels: Lawful Weapons or War Crime?
On first impression, beating the Islamic State fighters to death with shovels sounds like a clear-cut case of stooping to the enemy’s level of barbarity. And yet that is exactly what the senior enlisted ... -
A Primer on the Merits Issues in ACLU v. Mattis (the U.S. Citizen Enemy Combatant Case)
As readers are likely aware, there has finally been meaningful movement in the case of “John Doe,” an unnamed U.S. citizen who has been detained by the U.S. military in Iraq as an “enemy combatant” since... -
Document: Doe v. Mattis Memorandum in Opposition to Motion
The U.S. government has filed its response in John Doe and ACLU v. Mattis in response to the habeas filing we posted last week. You can read the full document here: -
Document: U.S. Citizen Detained as Enemy Combatant Requests ACLU Representation in Habeas Proceeding
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation filed a brief in D.C. federal district court saying the U.S. citizen that the Defense Department is holding in military detention wants the ACLU to represent... -
Will an Amendment to Israel's National Security Law Change the Rules of the Game?
The constitutional authority over the use of force by the United States has been a subject of ongoing legal and political debates, including on Lawfare. There are disagreements about the proper scope of ... -
Document: District Court Memorandum Opinion in ACLU v. Mattis
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the following Memorandum Opinion in ACLU v. Mattis that, among other things, denies the Defense Department's motion to d... -
A Critique of the Trump Administration’s Case for Presidential War Making
On Dec. 11, the New York City Bar Association hosted a session on “The Global War on Terrorism: Do We Need a New AUMF?” William Castle, deputy general counsel of the Department of Defense, explained why ... -
‘Pressure Techniques’ and Oversight of Shin Bet Interrogations: Abu Gosh v. Attorney General
Last week, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a decision concerning one of the most sensitive areas of counterterrorism policy and practice. The decision considered so-called “pressure techniques” the Is... -
Last Week in the Military Commissions, 12/4-12/8: Was There an Armed Conflict Pre-9/11?
Last week, the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al., which relates to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, convened for the first time in several weeks for hearings and testimony ... -
Live Stream: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Use of Force
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on "Using Force: Strategic, Political, and Legal Considerations." The committee will hear testimony from the fol... -
Document: White House Dec. 11 War Powers Report
The White House Press Office has released the following letter, dated Dec. 11, 2017, informing Congress of current military operations consistent with the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for the use of mili... -
ACLU v. Mattis and the Citizen Enemy Combatant in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
On Dec. 11, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments in ACLU v. Mattis on the question whether the ACLU should be permitted to represent a United States citizen who i...
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