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NDAA FAQ: A Guide for the Perplexed
The volume of sheer, unadulterated nonsense zipping around the internet about the NDAA boggles the mind. There was a time--only a few months ago--when the NDAA detention provisions were the obscure provi... -
Senate Debate on the NDAA Conference Report
In our final installment of NDAA transcripts, we bring you the Senate's debate on December 15th on the conference report's detention provisions. Here are some highlights: Senators Carl Levin and John M... -
David Cole on President Obama's Backoff on the NDAA
David Cole, writing in the New York Review of Books blog, has this essay on the President's decision not to veto the NDAA. Key passage: the law as amended continues to contain extraordinarily dangerous p... -
Transcript of House Debate on the NDAA
You can read the detention-specific portions of the December 14th House debate on the conference report here. Here are some highlights: Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) presented a strident oppositio... -
An Initial Thought on the Due Process Guarantee Act
It may surprise some readers, but I find myself oddly attracted to the Due Process Guarantee Act--which Steve described last night. The bill is cast as a response to the NDAA detention authorization prov... -
The NDAA and the Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
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"Please read the damn bill" Finale: NDAA Conference Report Passage
The Senate just voted for final passage for the NDAA conference report (H.R. 1540). The vote was overwhelming: 86-to-13. All seven senators who voted against the Senate version earlier this month (S.1867... -
The NDAA Passes the House, and Thoughts on Issues It Will Raise Later After Becoming Law
The House has passed the conference version of the NDAA. It will go on to the Senate, probably coming up tomorrow (Thursday). With the White House veto threat lifted, the NDAA likely will be law in ver... -
Offensive Cyberspace Operations, the NDAA, and the Title 10-Title 50 Debate
Back in May, I noted that the House version of the NDAA contained a very interesting section addressing “military activities” in cyberspace. Section 962 of that bill would have “affirmed” that DOD may c... -
White House Statement: No Veto on NDAA
The White House has issued the following statement announcing that--and why--it will not veto the NDAA: Statement from the Press Secretary on the NDAA Bill We have been clear that “any bill that chall... -
Robert Mueller Remains Concerned about NDAA
Check out this post from Josh Gerstein of the Politico describing FBI Director Robert Mueller's fears about how the NDAA conference report--even with the latest changes--will still "muddle the roles of t... -
Adam Smith's "Dear Colleague" Letter on the NDAA's Detention Provisions
Here is a letter from Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, defending and clarifying the detention provisions in the NDAA and advocating for its passa...
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