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Yawn: Drone Strike Kills Four in Somalia
In her news roundup for last Friday, Ritika briefly mentioned that a drone strike had killed four al-Shabab militants in Somalia. The New York Times had also cursorily mentioned the strike in this shor... -
Some Initial Reflections on Today's Due Process Guarantee Act Hearing
While the experience is fresh, I thought I'd share some reflections on this morning's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Due Process Guarantee Act. -
Initial Comments on the Implementing Procedures for NDAA Section 1022
Raffaela earlier posted the President's implementation procedures for Section 1022 of the NDAA--that is, the not-so-mandatory military detention provision. I have only had a chance to read it over quickl... -
Kiobel: Justice Kennedy Questions Extraterritorial Application of the ATS
The narrow question presented in the Kiobel v. -
Not So Fast on Khan Plea Bargain
There's been a lot of buzz in the press on the plea bargain reached between Majid Khan and the prosecution in his Military Commission case--and a lot of it has focused on the mere four years before Khan ... -
Kiobel and Mohamad Oral Argument Transcripts
Oral argument transcripts from the Supreme Court hearing this morning: Kiobel and Mohamad. Update: Opinio Juris is posting several posts and guest posts on the oral argument, including this one by Chim... -
Video of Jeh Johnson's Speech at Yale Law School
I just noticed this video of Jeh Johnson's speech at Yale Law School, the text of which I have already posted: -
Wednesday's SJC Hearing on the Due Process Guarantee Act
I've blogged before about S. -
<I>Boumediene</I>, "Global Constitutionalism," and "Human Rights Universalism": My Response to Professor Kent
For those interested in the ongoing academic debate over the rationale and implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene, I have a new (short) piece in the Iowa Law Review Bulletin respondin... -
Extraterritorial Application of the Alien Tort Statute: "A Noble Cause That Goes Too Far"
The Kiobel case will be argued next Tuesday before the Supreme Court. I have an op-ed in today's Washington Post (headlined in the print edition "A Noble Cause That Goes Too Far") about the foreign poli... -
Jeh Johnson Speech at Yale Law School
Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson is giving a speech today at the Yale Law School. The prepared text is as follows: Dean’s Lecture at Yale Law School “National security... -
Ben's Two <i>Al-Zahrani</i> Questions
Ben's two questions in response to my post yesterday on the D.C.