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At the top of the hour, Brookings Senior Fellows Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon will host a live webcast to discuss the president's newly proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force agains...
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Last week, the White House convened a summit on countering violent extremism. The summit took place over three days and featured remarks by Obama administration officials, global leaders, law enforcement...
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Per our usual practice, Lawfare will be posting digests of the Al Nashiri military commission proceedings---which resume today at noon---throughout the week.
First up is the statement by Brig. Gen.
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For roughly 60 minutes yesterday morning, a three-judge panel of the First Circuit heard arguments as to whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death penalty trial should be moved out of Boston due to concerns that...
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[Cross-posted at Just Security]
With congressional hearings on the Obama Administration’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for the Islamic State on the horizon, we propose six...
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Much of the discussion in recent days about the Obama draft AUMF for ISIL contains mistakes and misconceptions, at least as I see matters.
The Draft AUMF Does Not Limit The President. The biggest canar...
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Below you will find a compilation of public statements and reactions to President Obama’s draft ISIL-specific AUMF. In short: Democrats are concerned there aren't enough limits, and Republicans can’t un...
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Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations received an "Update on Detainee Transfers from GTMO."
You can read the testimony of the Department of De...
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Some follow-ups to my earlier post on the administration’s ISIL-specific AUMF:
Marty Lederman has a good analysis of the substance of the draft AUMF that is consonant with my analysis. Marty charitably...
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This morning, the White House released a proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to Congress. You can find the AUMF transmittal letter and th...
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Jury selection in the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has dragged on for over a month. Since January 5, over 150 potential jurors have been questioned, and still the judge proc...
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If one thing was clear from Tuesday morning's 61-minute argument before the D.C.