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Summary Judgment for the Government in Targeted Killing FOIA Request
Judge Colleen McMahon of the District Court of the Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment to the government in the consolidated FOIA cases brought by the New York Times and the ACLU. ... -
Additional Thoughts on Washington Post "Renditions" Story
Steve has already noted (and critiqued) this Washington Post story about continued “renditions” by the United States government. -
False Continuity Continued: Today's WaPo on "Renditions" Under the Obama Administration
Under the snazzy headline "Renditions continue under Obama, despite due-process concerns," today's Washington Post has a long article on the overseas arrest, detention, and subsequent criminal indictment... -
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-... -
DOJ Comes To Its Senses; Drops Guantanamo MOU Appeal
About six weeks ago, I flagged the (in my view, alarming) filing by the government of a notice of appeal to the D.C. Circuit in the Guantanamo MOU/continuing access-to-counsel litigation. -
Motion to Dismiss Filed in Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta et al.
Today, lawyers for Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and other federal officials sued in their individual capacities, filed a motion to dismiss in the case of Al-Aulaqi v. -
D.C. Circuit Opinion in <i>Khairkhwa</i> Comes Down
The D.C. Circuit has handed down its latest Guantanamo habeas case, Khairkhwa v. Obama. The brief, unanimous opinion by Senior Judge A. Raymond Randolph for himself and Judges Judith Rogers and Merrick G... -
Al Maqaleh Headed for the D.C. Circuit
Looks like the D.C. Circuit is going to get another crack at Bagram jurisdiction. Maqaleh II, decided by the district court in mid-October, is headed up. Good luck with that! -
Closing the MOU Loop: My PENNumbra Response to Andrew Kent on Why <em>Boumediene</em> "Rights" Don't "Expire"
Back in early November, Ben and I blogged about Fordham Professor Andrew Kent's provocative new essay, "Do Boumediene Rights Expire?," which he published in "PENNumbra," the online companion to the Unive... -
Jonathan Hafetz Replies re: Non-Citizens and the New Feinstein Amendment
Below the fold, I'm pasting in a reply by Jon Hafetz from Seton Hall to last Friday's post by Marty Lederman and me on the new Feinstein Amendment and the military detention of non-citizens apprehended w... -
Government's Reply Brief in Rimi
The government yesterday filed a reply in support of its renewed motion for summary affirmance in Rimi et al. v. -
Two Developments in Hedges
First up: on Monday the Hedges plaintiffs, with the United States' consent, sought additional time with which to file their response brief. (From the docket, it seems the plaintiffs actually had request...
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