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Three (Early) Observations on Judge Kavanaugh's Analysis in Hamdan
Raff already shared the news re: this morning's D.C. -
D.C. Circuit Opinion in Hamdan
The D.C. Circuit Court's opinion that we've all been waiting for has come down. The D.C. Circuit has vacated Hamdan's conviction for material support for terrorism in the Military Commission and reversed... -
Yousef Wanted to Cooperate, New York Times Reports
In today's New York Times is this article by Ben Weiser about some information that has come to light in a memorandum written by District Court Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy this week. -
Al Hajji Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal
Earlier today, lawyers for Abdullah Bin Omar Al-Hajji moved to dismiss his appeal to the D.C. Circuit voluntarily, and without prejudice. -
Two Amicus Filings in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald
Two more amicus briefs were filed, today and yesterday, respectively, in the case of Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald. -
France to Criminalize the Receipt of Terrorism-Related Training Overseas, Following the US Model?
The Wall Street Journal reports (paywall, sorry) that France is considering a slate of new antiterrorism laws, including at least one prevention-oriented measure that appears to track 18 U.S.C. -
D.C. Circuit Releases Unredacted <em>Ameziane</em> Opinion
This slipped by me on Friday, when I was in Cambridge plotting the next phase of Lawfare's expansion. The D.C. Circuit has issued an unredacted opinion in this case, Ameziane v. Obama, which actually cam... -
Sure, We'll Clear the Courtroom: Closed Session in Khairkhwa
Yesterday, we promised to be in attendance during today's argument session in Khairkhwa v. Obama And this morning, yours truly sat through two standard-issue D.C. -
Anton Metlitsky on the <em>Kiobel</em> Argument
Anton Metlitsky, counsel in the Appellate practice of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, writes in with the following comments on the Kiobel oral argument. Metlitsky represents the Rio Tinto Group in its pending cer... -
Khairkhwa Oral Argument in DC Circuit Tomorrow
A reminder that tomorrow morning will see argument before the D.C. Circuit in the case of Khairkhwa v. Obama. In short, the case concerns a Taliban functionary who claims to have played a civilian---not... -
Cert Denied in Suleiman
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court decided not to review the case of Suleiman v. Obama. No surprise there; the justices hardly seem to wish to wade into detention issues these days. -
If Bin Laden Had Survived, President Obama Would Have Tried Him in a Federal Court
So we learn from ABC's Jake Tapper, who in turn quotes from Mark Bowden's forthcoming book, "The Finish," about the bin Laden raid: If Osama bin Laden had surrendered to the Navy SEALs, President Obama w...
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