[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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If one thing was clear from Tuesday morning's 61-minute argument before the D.C.

It is with great reluctance that I wade into Gabor and Steve’s debate about how to close the U.S.

Our session is once more called to order.  The defense and accused are here, but now the Special Review Team is not---its place having been taken by the ordinary prosecution team.

The gavel bangs. The military judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, calls the proceedings to order. Members of the prosecution are absent, their place taken by a Special Review Team that has been looking into ...

Here y'are.  Brig. Gen. Mark Martins' remarks begin as follows: Good afternoon. On this day in 1949, the bill that ultimately became the Uniform Code of Military Justice was introduced into both houses o...