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White House Sends Proposed ISIL AUMF to Congress (full text)
Today, the White House is sending a proposed draft of an Islamic State-specific authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) to Congress. Expect more on this in the days…
Letter to President Obama on 2001 AUMF Sunset
Earlier today, a group of legal experts–including Rosa Brooks, Sarah Cleveland, Jen Daskal, Walter Dellinger, Ryan Goodman, Rebecca Ingber, Harold Koh, and I–sent a letter…
The US Should Not Rush to Arm Ukraine
Last weekend, a group of think tanks led by the Brookings Institution began to preview their upcoming report on why it is time for the US to arm Ukraine in its conflict with Russia…
A comprehensive summary of GTMO policy, practices and prospects
It’s all here in the prepared testimony of Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Brian McKeon before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday morning. Most…
The D.C. Circuit, Samoan Citizenship, and the Insular Cases
Much has already been written about next Tuesday’s D.C. Circuit argument in In re al-Nashiri, an important case arising out of the Guantánamo military commissions. The…
The Newest Reforms on SIGINT Collection Still Leave Loopholes
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper this morning released a report detailing new rules aimed at reforming the way signals intelligence is collected and stored by certain…
Military Commissions and Unintended Constitutional Consequences
Over at Lawfare, I have a post up this morning providing a preview of next Tuesday’s oral argument in the D.C. Circuit in In re al-Nashiri–a mandamus action challenging…
Homeland Insecurity: Checkpoints, Warrantless Searches and Security Theater
Since June 2013, the American public, press, and policy-makers have been debating the implications of Edward Snowden’s disclosures of mass U.S. government surveillance programs,…
Did the U.S.-Israeli killing of Mughniyah violate international law?
Over the weekend, The Washington Post reported on a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Imad Mughniyah—Hezbollah’s reported chief of international operations—on the…
International Cyber Governance: Engagement Without Agreement?
The following post is the latest installment of our Monday Reflections feature in which a different Just Security editor takes an in-depth look at the big stories from the…
Basic category error by ten members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Tuesday, AG-Designate Loretta Lynch, in her capacity as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced the unsealing of a complaint and arrest warrant that…
Schiff Introduces Updated Proposal for AUMF to Fight the Islamic State
Earlier today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced a new proposal for a limited authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against the Islamic State. Though largely…