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Document: Qassim Motions for En Banc Review of Habeas Denial
On Monday, Khalid Ahmed Qassim filed a motion for en banc review of Judge Thomas Hogan’s May 10 denial of a petition for habeas relief. -
Document: Trump's Blocking of Critics on Twitter is Unconstitutional, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Rules
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a declaratory judgment holding that President Trump's blocking of his critics on Twitter violates the First Amendment. The ruling ... -
Putting the Responsibility for ‘Crossing the Line’ Where It Belongs: The President and his White House Staff
On Monday, President Trump convened a meeting at the White House with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI director Christopher Wray about an ongoing investigation concerning the president, his... -
Dueling Cosmic Injunctions, DACA and Departmentalism
District courts in San Francisco and Brooklyn have issued nationwide injunctions barring the Trump administration from rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program , President Obama’s 20... -
Climate Change at the FBI: Why We Sued the Bureau Last Week
On May 18, we filed a lawsuit against the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act for the results of the bureau’s most recent “climate survey,” an internal study that the FBI conducts each year. -
Summary: Fourth Circuit Rejects Suspicionless, Forensic Searches of Devices at the Border in United States v. Kolsuz
When the Supreme Court rejected warrantless cell phone searches incident to arrest in Riley v. -
Sure, Sell to ZTE—Just Don’t Buy From Them
On May 13, the president tweeted: President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Com... -
Document: DHS Cybersecurity Strategy
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security released the following document detailing the department’s cybersecurity strategy. -
Flipping Michael Cohen
A meme has taken hold that President Trump and his circle are comparable to a mafia family, with Trump himself as the “Don.” In his memoir, “A Higher Loyalty,” former FBI director James Comey fleshes ou... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: The 9/11 Case is Back in Motion
The military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al. (the “9/11 case”) reconvened for pretrial proceedings last week, meeting in open session on April 30, May 1, and May 3, in additi... -
The Four Problems With Judge Henderson’s Dissent in Doe v. Mattis
There’s plenty to chew on in the 79 pages of opinions from the D.C. Circuit in Doe v. Mattis—in which a divided panel affirmed a district court injunction blocking the transfer of a U.S. citizen captured... -
Document: Judge Hogan Denies Habeas in Qassim v. Trump
On Tuesday, Judge Thomas Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied Khalid Ahmed Qassim’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Russell Spivak summarized the joint status report...
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