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February 2010 OLC Opinion on the Al-Aulaqi Strike and the CIA
Here it is. The seven-page, heavily redacted legal analysis was apparently released earlier today, as a consequence of the FOIA action brought by the New York Times and the ACLU. -
Petitioner Files Opening Brief in Al Bahlul v. United States
Petitioner Ali al Bahlul, the Yemeni detainee who served as Osama bin Laden's personal assistant and public relations secretary, has just filed his opening brief in Al Bahlul v. -
Another Bad Day for Another Guantanamo Detainee in the Courts
This time, it's Mohammed Al-Adahi (remember him?). The opinion is by Judge Gladys Kessler. -
Senator Feinstein: Redactions Obscure Facts, Must Be Addressed Before SSCI Report Can Be Released
That's the gist of this statement, made today by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca.), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Washington—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinst... -
District Court Opinion in Al Odah v. United States
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the government’s motion to dismiss Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and declaratory judgment in ... -
In Trouble With the Law
If press accounts are correct, we will soon have the long-awaited Executive Summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the CIA detention program. The report itself, which has not been submit... -
A Nugget of Real News in General Martins's Statement
Last night, Wells posted a statement by Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins about the weeklong Nashiri hearing getting under way today at Guantanamo. -
David Remes on the Counsel Access Case
David Remes, an attorney representing Guantanamo detainees--and, in particular, co-counsel for the petitioner in Hatim--writes in with this comment on Friday's ruling in that case from the D.C. Circuit: ... -
D.C. Circuit Upholds Security Policies in Hatim v. Obama
Today the D.C. Circuit handed down its decision in the "counsel access" case, upholding the constitutionality of security procedures instituted at Guantanamo in 2012 and 2013. -
D.C. Circuit Overturns District Court's Invalidation of GTMO Procedures in Counsel Access Case
Here is the panel's opinion in Hatim v. Obama, which opens: GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge: Guantanamo Bay detainees challenge two new policies they claim place an undue burden on their ability to meet with the... -
The Most Redacted Judicial Opinion I've Ever Seen
The Guantanamo cases have nothing on this opinion from the 7th Circuit in the Daoud case. (hat tip: Josh Blackman) -
Two New ATS Decisions: Fourth and Eleventh Circuits Split on Whether Claims Against CACI and Chiquita "Touch and Concern" the Territory of the United States
While Lawfare readers have been focused on other parts of the world, federal appellate courts have recently issued two significant, and potentially conflicting (in result, if not reasoning), decisions in...
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