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The Lawfare Podcast: HASC Hearing on Outside Perspectives on the AUMF
On Thursday of this week, Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney, along with General Jack Keane, appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to provide “Outside Perspectives on the President’... -
Fishing Expedition
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Consensus on the Way Forward for an ISIL AUMF
Even casual readers of this blog are likely aware of the longstanding (and thoroughly joined) debate between Ben and me with respect to how Congress ought to update / revisit the 2001 Authorization for t... -
The End of the United States' War in Afghanistan Requires Detainee's Release From GTMO
Such is this gist of this quite important Motion to Grant Petition For Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed last night by attorneys for Guantanamo detainee Mukhtar Yahia Naji al Warafi. His filing opens as foll... -
The Moral Vacuity of The Intercept
In our new book, Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media, my co-editors and I talk at some length about what we characterize as the "fundamental tension" that lies at the heart of news reporting today involv... -
HASC Testimony: Towards a Better AUMF
Prepared Testimony of Robert Chesney Charles I. Francis Professor in Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Director, Strauss Center for International Security & Law The University of Texas at Austin Be... -
HASC Testimony: An Alternative to the Administration's AUMF Draft
Prepared Statement of Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution before the House Committee on Armed Services -
Live: Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney Testify Before HASC on AUMF
At 10 am, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney, along with General Jack Keane, will provide testimony before the House Armed Services Committee today regarding the Obama administration's proposed ... -
Expanding on the International vs. U.S. Surveillance Law Comparisons
Following my post from last week regarding how the debate over the Snowden disclosures has blurred the distinctions between national security surveillance authorities and consumer privacy law, Tim Edgar... -
The Real Story Behind Citizenfour's Oscar
Like a lot of Lawfare readers, we were pretty surprised by Citizenfour's triumph at the Oscars last night. It wasn't just that there was Glenn Greenwald, foe of all things mainstream, holding---of all th... -
Mysterious Discretion: When Journalists Wield Power We Don't Understand
Last night, Laura Poitras’s Citizenfour received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, a win I have been anticipating since Glenn Greenwald won the Pulitzer Prize back in April for breaking the ... -
Chief Prosecutor Statement on This Week's Hearing in the al Nashiri Case
Per our usual practice, Lawfare will be posting digests of the Al Nashiri military commission proceedings---which resume today at noon---throughout the week. First up is the statement by Brig. Gen.
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