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The Illusion of Justice report and the Use of “Radicalization Theories” in Counterterrorism Sting Operations

[Tarek Z. Ismail is co-author of Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism Prosecutions, a report co-published by Human Rights Watch and the Columbia Law School…
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Letter to the Editor — Lt. Colonel David J. R. Frakt: What will Happen to al Bahlul?

I want to thank my esteemed colleagues Steve Vladeck and Marty Lederman for their very illuminating discussion of the D.C. Circuit’s recent decision in al Bahlul. I was Mr.…
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What’s Left of Hamdan II? Quite a Lot, Actually…

Although it’s a bit further into the weeds than the issues Marty and I flagged in yesterday’s lengthy analysis of the en banc D.C. Circuit’s decision in al…
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al Bahlul and the Future of “Domestic Law-of-War Offenses” in Military Commissions

As Steve wrote on Monday, the long-awaited en banc decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in al Bahlul v. United States leaves unanswered many of the questions…
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A Quick and Dirty Summary of–and Reaction to–the Al-Bahlul Decision [UPDATED]

What follows is a very quick-and-dirty summary of this morning’s ruling by the en banc D.C. Circuit in Al-Bahlul v. United States. There are five opinions, but a couple…
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En Banc D.C. Circuit Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge to Guantánamo Military Commission

Here’s the 150 pages worth of opinions. The headline appears to be a rejection of Bahlul’s ex post facto challenge to his conspiracy conviction, but there’s a…
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The D.C. Circuit, Article II, and the Constitutionality of the Guantánamo Transfer Restrictions

When President Obama transferred five Taliban detainees from Guantánamo in exchange for American POW Bowe Bergdahl, forests were felled over whether the Obama Administration…
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Former Chief of British Secret Intelligence: Stop Viewing the ISIS Threat Through 9/11 Eyes

On Monday, former chief of British Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Richard Dearlove gave an insightful and provocative lecture entitled, “Terrorism and National Security: Proportion…
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Endless War is the Wrong Response to ISIS

“Obama’s Blueprint for Fighting Terrorism Collides with Reality in Iraq,” blared the New York Times headline late last week, in a story that set forth the challenges of the…
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The Stakes of al-Bahlul, Nine Months Later…

This past Monday marked nine months since the en banc oral argument in al-Bahlul v. United States, in which the D.C. Circuit is considering whether military commissions at Guantánamo…
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Fifth Circuit on Extraterritorial Application of Fourth and Fifth Amendments

On the heels of this morning’s Fourth Circuit decision in the Abu Ghraib case comes another significant circuit-level decision–this one from the Fifth Circuit. The…
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A Rejoinder to Jeff Kahn on Latif and Fundamental Rights

In Jeff Kahn’s response today to my post last week about American citizens’ right not to be stranded abroad by their government, Jeff asks more about my views: “Is international…
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