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D.C. Circuit Denies GTMO Detainee Al Bahlul’s Appeal of Life Sentence
Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul will have to continue serving the life sentence affirmed by the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Justice Department Appeals Oath Keepers Sentences
What is the Justice Department's motivation for filing appeals for the sentences of seven Oath Keepers convicted for Jan. 6-related crimes? -
The Lawfare Podcast: Congress Investigates January 6 ... Again
Why didn't the government see the Jan. 6 attack coming? -
Biden Administration Declassifies Two Counterterrorism Memorandums
The Biden administration partly declassified two memorandums that tighten the necessary conditions for drone strikes and lay out new counterterrorism guiding principles. -
The Aftermath, Season 1: Binge the Whole Thing
Season 1 is now complete. -
UN Special Rapporteur Releases Guantánamo Report
Human rights investigator Fionnuala Ní Aoláin found that detainees had sustained “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law.” -
The Aftermath, Episode 6: Going Dark
In the final episode of Season 1, we examine the hidden activity of the Jan. 6 Committee during the year between its first hearing and its second. -
Counterterrorism Jenga
The shift to "over-the-horizon" operations has removed important building blocks in U.S. counterterrorism strategy. -
D.C. Circuit Stays Ruling on Obstruction Charge in Jan. 6 Cases
The previous ruling allowed the government to charge more than 300 Jan. 6 rioters with corruptly obstructing an official proceeding. -
Jan. 6 and Beyond: Why the U.S. Should Pass Domestic Terrorism Legislation
Domestic terrorism legislation is still useful—even if Jan. 6 rioters have been prosecuted without a federal law on the books. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
Jack Goldsmith spoke to Jeffrey Toobin about his new book on the bombing and trial called, “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.” -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Big Internet Case That Wasn't
The Supreme Court last week issued the biggest opinion in the history of the internet—except that it didn’t.