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Just Security Editorial Board Members’ Tweet Threads on National Security (Jan. 5-12)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 9, 2017. Issa announced this week that he would not seek re-election. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty…
What’s Next in the John Doe Habeas Litigation?
Over at Lawfare, Bobby Chesney and I have a long post outlining what we see as the next steps in the ACLU’s habeas petition on behalf of the still-unnamed U.S. citizen being…
Episode 53 of the National Security Podcast: Tanks, Bombs, Bombs, and Guns
In this week’s episode, Professor Chesney and I take on three sets of issues under the national security law heading: ACLU v. Mattis (the US citizen enemy combatant case): Since…
Parsing Howard Nielson’s Sources: A Thesis Without Support
Image: Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks with ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Dec. 30, 2017-Jan. 6, 2018)
Trump-Russia Investigation Kate Brannen, The Big Takeaways from the Latest Obstruction Revelations Marty Lederman, Mueller Wasn’t Appointed Pursuant to the DOJ Regs (and other…
Former Prosecutor Renato Mariotti’s Tweet Threads on National Security (Dec. 29-Jan. 5)
Here is an exposition and analysis of some of this week’s national security-related Twitter threads authored by Just Security Editorial Board member and former federal prosecutor…
Counter-Terrorism and Crackdowns on Civil Society
As countries around the globe contend with the threat of terrorism, the challenges to civil liberties and civil society have never been greater. Acknowledging the threat posed…
Alseran v MOD and the Legal Risks in Treating All Captives as Prisoners of War
British and American troops with Iraqi captives in March 2003. (UK MOD) Last month, the English High Court delivered its judgment in favour of the claimants in Alseran and Others…
The Fatal (Procedural) Flaw In the New Manafort Suit
For the second time in as many months, “Younger abstention” is in the news. Last month, it was as a legal concept sufficiently foreign to one of President Trump’s…
Paul Manafort’s Latest Publicity Stunt
What should we make of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort’s lawsuit against Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and the Justice Department?…
Judicial Nominee Howard C. Nielson’s Own Torture Memo
Image: Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talk with each other during a Senate Judiciary…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Dec. 23-30)
Year-End Review, Looking Ahead to 2018 Kate Brannen, What Stories Deserved More Attention in 2017? ACLU v. Mattis, Military Detention of U.S. Citizens, Habeas Corpus, Right to…