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The Functional Case Against Military Commission Trials of "Domestic" Offenses
As I explained on Sunday, one way to understand the diffference between the majority and dissenting opinions in last Friday's D.C. Circuit decision in al Bahlul v. United States is as reflecting two diff... -
Jihadology: Emergency Pod: Caucusus Jihadis in Disarray with Joanna Paraszczuk (June 16, 2015)
Welcome to an emergency Jihadology Podcast about the fluid situation amongst Caucasus jihadis in Syria and back at home. -
An Overview of the DC Circuit’s Opinion in <em>Al Bahlul v. United States</em>
On June 12, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit handed down its decision in the most recent iteration of Al Bahlul v. United States, vacating defendant Ali Hamza Suliman al Bahlul’s conviction for in... -
Magna Carta, Due Process, and the Prohibition against Arbitrary Imprisonment or Killing
Eight hundred years ago today, English barons obliged King John to sign Magna Carta. In honor of the anniversary, I thought I might share a brief passage on the subject from my book manuscript (I'm in t... -
Military Courts and Article III Functionalism: <br> What <em>Al Bahlul</em> Should Have Said
At their simplest, both Judge Henderson's 85-page dissent from the D.C. Circuit's decision in al Bahlul v. -
The Limits of Islamic State Expansion
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State’s latest victories in Iraq have been met by teeth-gnashing in Iraq and hand-wringing in Washington. U.S. military officials expressed disgust and disappointment with the ... -
CIA Releases Declassified Documents Related to 9/11
The Central Intelligence Agency has released five newly declassified documents. The release states that each document related to a 2005 Office of Inspector General (OIG) report examing the Agency's accou... -
Guantanamo Detainee Files Supplemental Memorandum on the End of the War in Afghanistan
On June 5, 2015, in connection with recent motions practice, attorneys for habeas petitioner Mukhtar Yahia Naji al Warafi filed a supplemental memorandum with the U.S. District Court for the District of ... -
Jihadology Podcast Ep 1 w/ Jessica Lewis McFate (June 8, 2015)
Welcome to the first episode of the Jihadolgy podcast! The first part of this episode covers primary sources released between May 10th - June 1st: -
Military Detention of Captured ISIL Members: Umm Sayyaf as Prototype?
In a special operations raid last month targeting a key ISIL figure in Syria, U.S. forces came away with that rarest of things: a prisoner. Abu Sayyaf's wife, Umm Sayyaf, was taken into custody during t... -
Five Important (Or At Least Interesting) Provisions in the Intelligence Authorization Bill HPSCI Passed
One thing I love about the various annual authorization bills is that they often contain very interesting but little-noticed provisions. The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which HP... -
A New Round of GTMO Transfers?
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