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"Any Unauthorized Disclosure"
There seem to be many things habeas counsel might dislike about the proposed Memorandum of Understanding that DOJ has asked David Remes to sign. But like Ben, I’ll wait until I see the government’s resp... -
My Own Personal Moment of Zen
I received the following email just now--the first time in my life, and I suspect the last, that I ever been confused with a certain blogger over at Salon.com: From: Lucas Vazquez To: wittes.lawfare@gma... -
A New Battle Over GTMO Attorney Access
I received the following email from human rights lawyer David Remes about a filing he and his colleagues just made on Monday on behalf of his Guantanamo client Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail. Esmail lost ... -
Cohen and Judge Young On Bringing a Federal Court to GTMO for the 9/11 Case
Speaking of national security issues that seemed to have dropped off of the public’s radar screen, this headline beckons the reader to an article in The Atlantic, written by Andrew Cohen and posted over ... -
Government Files Opposition in Kiriakou Case
The government has filed its opposition brief in United States v. -
July 17 Constitution Project Event on Boumediene's Legacy
For those D.C.-area Lawfarers interested in continuing the conversation Ben, Bobby, and I had in June about Boumediene's legacy (or lack thereof), the Constitution Project is hosting what promises to be ... -
No Remand in ACLU FOIA Appeal
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit (Judges Tatel, Garland and Griffith) has rejected the CIA's motion to remand in ACLU v. -
ACLU Opposition to CIA Motion to Remand in DC Circuit FOIA Case
From the Blog of the Legal Times, we learn that the ACLU has filed its opposition to the CIA's motion to remand, in the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") appeal now awaiting oral argument before the D.C. -
Faster Than You Can Say "Wahid": Petitioner Transferred, Order Vacated
Remember Tuesday's order in Wahid v. -
Al-Amyn Sumar on Latif and the Presumption of Regularity
The Harvard Law Review has published this article on the Latif decision as its presumption of regularity by a student named Al-Amyn Sumar. The article is dated in two important respects--first, that it a... -
Victory for al-Kidd in Material Witness Civil Suit
Apropos of Steve's fascinating post (and essay) concerning judicial reluctance to permit civil suits to go forward in national security related cases: new developments in connection with the al-Kidd liti... -
Bahlul Files Reply Brief
Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul has filed his reply brief in his appeal of his military commission conviction in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. You'll recall that Al Ba...
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