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Document: Col. Vance Spath Memorandum of Opposition
On Friday, military judge Col. Vance Spath filed a memorandum of opposition to plaintiff Brig. Gen. John G. Baker’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. You can view the full document here: -
Document: Brig. Gen. John Baker Habeas Petition
Brig. Gen. John Baker, chief defense counsel of the military commisions, petitioned the federal district court in Washington for a writ of habeas corpus Thursday morning. Col. Vance Spath, the military j... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 11/1: Contempt Hearing Proceeds
Picking up where the commission left off Tuesday, military judge Col. Vance Spath called the court to order for contempt proceedings. Present as ordered were Marine Corps Brig. Gen. -
Document: Sayfullo Saipov Complaint
The FBI has filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York charging Sayfullo Saipov for the Oct. 31 vehicular attack in Manhattan. -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 10/31 Session: Sturm and Drang in the Al-Nashiri Defense
On Tuesday morning, military judge Col. Vance Spath called to order the military commission in the case of United States v. Al-Nashiri. The 10/31 session primarily addressed the absence of three civilian... -
‘Next Friend’ Standing and the Unnamed Enemy Combatant
On the Oct. 17 episode of the Lawfare Podcast, Steve Vladeck and Benjamin Wittes sparred over how concerned one should be about the incommunicado detention in Iraq of a U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant... -
Document: Government Reply Brief in ACLU v. Mattis
On Oct. 19, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the government to file within ten days a reply brief in American Civil Liberties Union v. Mattis. The court asked the gov... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: A Deluge of Discovery
Military judge James Pohl, the government, and the Walid Bin’Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali al-Bahlul, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi defense teams returned to continue plowing through dis... -
D.C. District Court Issues Order in ACLU v. Mattis
The D.C. District Court issued an order in American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. James Mattis, the ACLU's suit on behalf of the unnamed American citizen being held as an enemy combatant by the U.S... -
Al-Alwi v. Trump: Appeal to D.C. Circuit to Determine End of Hostilities in Afghanistan
On October 2, counsel for Guantánamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi filed their opening brief in an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. -
Questions Senators Should Ask at the AUMF Hearing Regarding the US Citizen Enemy Combatant
On October 30th, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing titled "The Authorizations for Use of Military Force: Adminstration Perspective," featuring Secretaries Mattis and Tillerson... -
How the Islamic State Will Grapple With Defeat in Raqqa
U.S. officials are right to crow about the fall of Raqqa and the pain the United States inflicted on the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. Although Obama administration policies deserve much of the c...
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