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Don’t Forget the Other Legal Issues in the 9/11 Trial

This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…

Dec. 14, 2015 Beth Van Schaack

Military Commissions and Fairness

My friend Marty Lederman provides a lot of fascinating commentary about the en banc rehearing in the Al-Bahlul case (here and here). I’d like to focus on just part of Marty’s…

Dec. 14, 2015 Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.

The Schiff AUMF: It’s even better than that

I heartily concur in the praise that Jen and Steve, and Jack Goldsmith, have heaped upon the new draft AUMF proposed by Representative Adam Schiff. Indeed, my enthusiasm for…

Dec. 11, 2015 Marty Lederman

Rep. Schiff’s Newly-Proposed AUMF: Praise And A Caveat

Over at Lawfare, Jack Goldsmith praises Adam Schiff’s newly-proposed Consolidated Authorization to Use Military Force. With one important caveat (see below), we share in Jack’s…

Dec. 10, 2015 Jennifer Daskal and Steve Vladeck

A Legal Map of Airstrikes in Syria (Part 2)

Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a two-part series discussing the legal justifications various countries have put forth related to airstrikes in Syria. You can find…

Dec. 8, 2015 Jonathan Horowitz

The Government’s Surprising (and Flawed) New Attack on Habeas Corpus in Immigration Cases

These days, most discussions of the US Constitution’s Suspension Clause — and the entitlement to judicial review that it codifies — center upon non-citizen terrorism suspects…

Dec. 8, 2015 Jonathan Hafetz and Steve Vladeck

A Legal Map of Airstrikes in Syria (Part 1)

Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a two-part series discussing the legal justifications various countries have put forth related to airstrikes in Syria. You can find…

Dec. 7, 2015 Jonathan Horowitz

The More Things Stay the Same: Another Week of Military Commission Hearings

This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…

Dec. 7, 2015 Daphne Eviatar

Texas and the Syrian Refugees

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to take up United States v. Texas, a suit by 26 states challenging the deferred action program introduced by President Obama in November…

Dec. 4, 2015 Steve Vladeck

Add Women and Stir? Women in the Military

At a midday Press Conference in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter unexpectedly announced that that the Pentagon will open all combat jobs to women. He…

Dec. 3, 2015 Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons)

Targeting Tankers — and Their Drivers — Under the Law of War (Part 2)

Leaflets dropped 45 minutes before airstrikes targeting ISIL oil tankers. Image credit: US Defense Department Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part post discussing…

Dec. 3, 2015 Beth Van Schaack

Targeting Tankers Under the Law of War (Part 1)

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part post discussing how the law of war applies to airstrikes against oil tanker trucks. You can read Part Two here. On November…

Dec. 2, 2015 Beth Van Schaack

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