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The U.K.’s Opportunity to Use Lawfare in Response to the Salisbury Attack
The United Kingdom has already outlined economic and diplomatic sanctions against Russia in response to the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury, England. Prime Minister Theresa May suggested that covert... -
Al Shimari v. CACI: Further Supreme Court Guidance Needed on the Alien Tort Statute
The recent ruling by the Eastern District of Virginia in Al Shimari, et. al. v. CACI highlights the need for further guidance from the Supreme Court—or even better, Congress—regarding the scope and natur... -
Microsoft-Ireland Oral Argument Preview: Will the Supreme Court Stave Off Data Localization?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in United States v. Microsoft Corp., a case that will carry broad consequences for our digital lives. The issue to be resolved is whether a warrant o... -
Document: Supreme Court Decision in Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran that Section 1610(g) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not provide a freestanding basis for allowing parti... -
What Fate for Captured Islamic State Terrorists?
The war with the Islamic State has been underway in Syria and Iraq for many years, and during this time large numbers of Islamic State members have been captured by Iraqi, Kurdish, and allied Syrian forc... -
What Fate for Captured Islamic State Terrorists?
The war with the Islamic State has been underway in Syria and Iraq for many years, and during this time large numbers of Islamic State members have been captured by Iraqi, Kurdish, and allied Syrian forc... -
Document: Judge Chutkan Declines to Block Government from Transferring Detainee in Doe v. Mattis
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in Doe v. Mattis on January 23, declining to further enjoin the government from transferring Doe out of U.S. cu... -
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... -
ACLU v. Mattis and Constructive Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. Mattis is a would-be habeas corpus petition brought by the ACLU Foundation on behalf of an unnamed American citizen whom the U.S. government has been holding ... -
How to Respond When the International Criminal Court Goes after America
Editor’s Note: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is about to investigate U.S. actions in Afghanistan and controversial interrogation practices—a decision the United States has long quietly opposed. ... -
Microsoft Challenged the Wrong Law. Now What?
The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an important electronic privacy case, United States v. Microsoft, on whether Microsoft has to comply with a United States search warrant for email stored by Micr... -
The Carpenter Argument: Quick Video Reactions on Twitter and on Facebook Live
The Supreme Court held oral argument this morning in Carpenter v. United States. Here's my take from the courthouse steps afterwards:
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