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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…
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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…
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Challenging the Guantánamo Narrative: “Too Dangerous to Transfer”

This 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 previous…
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“Gag order” on Military Commission defendants substantially lifted

Very important and welcome news from Guantánamo Bay:  The defendants in military commissions cases and their counsel are now free to discuss their interrogations and conditions…
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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…
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Authorization vs. Regulation of Detention: What Serdar Mohammed v. MoD Got Right and Wrong

The UK Court of Appeal will soon hear the appeal in Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defense, a highly important case in which the UK High Court held that the long-term detention…
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UK Court of Appeal to assess legality of detentions in Afghanistan

Next week, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal will begin to hear arguments in the government’s appeal against the High Court ruling in Serdar Mohammed v Ministry of Defense.…
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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…
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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,…
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Members Only: Al Qaeda’s Charter List Revealed After 13 Years in US Hands

A fascinating bit of evidence about al Qaeda’s early days emerged yesterday during the trial of alleged al Qaeda operative Khaled al-Fawwaz – what federal prosecutors call…
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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…
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Assad: Willing to risk direct confrontation with U.S. over moderate rebels—and stronger opposition to US airstrikes

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s interview with Foreign Affairs’ Jonathan Tepperman provides several important nuggets for international lawyers and policymakers to analyze.…
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