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Back to Threat-Level Orange and the Need to Update the National Terrorism Advisory System
When President Obama took office in 2009, one of his first tasks was directing the review and reform of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). President Bush implemented the color-coded alert leve... -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins
On Saturday, December 3rd, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on the pretrial hearings to be conducted in the 9/11 case over the current week. His statement... -
First Thing We Do ....
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." —Dick the Butcher, Henry IV, Part 2. -
The Implications of the EU Delisting Bank Saderat Iran
In late October, the EU lifted sanctions on Bank Saderat Iran and its London subsidiary, Bank Saderat PLC. -
3D-Printed Guns Hit the Courts
As three-dimensional printers have become widely available in electronics and appliance stores, they have begun to raise hard legal and regulatory issues related to firearms. The laws that govern firearm... -
The Migrant Kidnapping Epidemic Next Door
It was six in the morning when Daniela got off the overnight bus in Nuevo Laredo in early August. She was traveling with her husband and four children, and they’d spent the last nine months slowly making... -
A Journalistic Query for Lawfare Readers
My friend and Brookings colleague Jonathan Rauch is working on a journalistic project, for which he is taking an interesting reporting approach: He's soliciting input from Lawfare readers. I've posted hi... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions: Brooklyn Arrest
This week, federal district courts in Ohio and Illinois sentenced two men on material support charges. Meanwhile, another FBI counterterrorism suspect was arrested in Brooklyn, New York, and Dylann Roof,... -
Oral Argument Preview: CREW v. DOJ
On December 5, the D.C. -
NYPD Blues: The NYPD Inspector General Makes His Mark on Handschu
On October 28th, a federal judge in New York rejected a proposed settlement to the ongoing litigation concerning the New York City Police Department’s surveillance of Muslim communities in and around the... -
Donald Trump and the Non-Existent Two Million Criminal Immigrants
On Day One of his presidency, Donald Trump has promised to rev up the deportation machinery. Up first, he says, are the “probably two million, it could be even three million,” criminal immigrants in the ... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 11/15 Session: We’re Asking the Questions Now, Judge
On Tuesday, the case of U.S. v. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi was called back to session but, this time, not with the usual players. Colonel Peter S. Rubin of the USMC replaced Captain Waits as the military judg...
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