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Senator Feinstein's Remarks on the CIA-SSCI Document Controversy
Right now, Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Senate Intelligence Committee's Chairman, is speaking out, on the Senate floor, about a well-publicized dispute between the CIA and the SSCI---regarding the latte... -
The Clear and Convincing Standard and Citizen Drone Strikes
When last we debated the Government’s legal authority to kill an American terrorist overseas, some big-ticket questions had to do with proof: exactly how much evidence would be required before executive ... -
What is the Point of the New Drone Targeting Rules?
Another tidbit from the NYT story Ben just flagged: It is unclear what Mr. Obama’s position is on whether Mr. Shami should be targeted. American officials said that as part of the new rules ordered by Mr. -
A Partial Answer to My Question
The estimable Benjamin Weiser of the excellent New York Times news staff wrote me this afternoon response to my post earlier today about the government's motion for pseudononymous testimony in the Sulaim... -
Government Seeks Testimony Under Pseudonym in Abu Gayth Case
Speaking of the Sulaiman Abu Gayth case in Judge Lewis Kaplan's courtroom in New York, check out this briefing. -
The Motion that Provoked the Access-to-KSM Order
For those interested in that order the other day by Judge Lewis Kaplan's giving defendant Sulaiman Abu Gayth access to KSM, here's the motion that led to it. -
Oral Argument Summary: Al Laithi v Rumsfeld
The courtroom is nearly full at the DC Circuit Court of Appeals for oral arguments in Al Laithi v. -
Defendant Access to KSM Ordered
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in New York has granted attorneys for terrorism defendant Sulaiman Abu Gayth access, under controlled circumstances, to one Khalid Sheikh Mohammed---to whom they will get... -
Oral Argument Preview: Al Laithi v. Rumsfeld (Detainee Abuse Case)
Today D.C. Circuit Judges David Tatel, Janice Rogers Brown, and A. Raymond Randolph will hear oral arguments in Al Laithi v. Rumsfeld. -
Military Commissions, Conspiracy, and al-Iraqi
Over the weekend, I blogged over at Just Security about the al-Iraqi case pending before the military commissions at Guantánamo—and, in particular, Saturday’s New York Times story reporting that the gove... -
Al-Nashiri Motions Hearing: February 17 Session
It's a snowy day here at the Fort Meade CCTV facility. Lawfare's in the house, for the first of this eight-day, pre-trial motions hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri. Same format as always: dispatch... -
Aamer v. Obama and Boumediene Step Zero
At one level, the D.C. Circuit's decision this week in Aamer v. Obama on Guantanamo hunger strikes probably surprised nobody. As expected, the D.C. Circuit upheld the two district court decision to deny ...
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