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Benghazi Oversight: A Chairman’s Resistance to Inconvenient Facts

In a previous post, I argued that overwrought politicized congressional oversight about the attack of the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya would have a damaging effect…
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Helpful Resource from the Dept of Defense: Periodic Review Board Website

We wanted to flag for interested readers a helpful resource, the Department of Defense’s website for the Periodic Review Secretariat (PRS), the body responsible for the administrative…
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Responding to John Dehn’s Letter to the Editor on the 9/11 Military Commissions

I agree with John Dehn that the military justice system is far more fair, orderly and efficient than the military commission system. My argument for why civilian federal courts…
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Prediction: Fourth Amendment Evolves in 2014

When should courts follow legal precedent and when should the law change?  This is a debate that underlies this month’s contrary decisions about the constitutionality of government…
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Two Quick Reflections on Why al Maqaleh III Matters

Over at Lawfare, Raffaela Wakeman already flagged today’s (unsurprising) D.C. Circuit decision in al Maqaleh v. Hagel, once again dismissing for lack of jurisdiction appeals…
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The Report of the UK Detainee Inquiry (December 2013)

On Thursday December 19, 2013, the long awaited Report of the Detainee Inquiry (“the Report”) was published. The subject of the Report was Britain’s involvement in US torture…
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Senate Passes the NDAA

Late this evening, the Senate passed by a vote of 84-15 the compromise NDAA legislation that the House approved last week; it should be sent to the President for his signature…
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9/11 Case Stalls as Prosecution Moves to Have Detainee’s Competency to Stand Trial Examined [UPDATED]

In quite an unexpected turn of events in the 9/11 case pre-trial motions hearing, this morning’s session came to a screeching stop almost as soon as it started.  As I mentioned…
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Updates from Today’s 9/11 Case Hearings Before the Military Commission

Today was the second public session of this week’s pre-trial motion hearings in the 9/11 case before the military commission in Guantanamo Bay.   As I am sure many readers…
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What We Don’t Know About Irek Hamidullan

This Washington Post story reports that “[t]he Obama administration is actively considering the use of a military commission in the United States to try a Russian who was…
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Military Commission “Lifts” Provision Classifying “Observations and Experiences”

The pre-trial motions hearing in the 9/11 case (United States v. Mohammed et al.) is back in session this week.  Today’s session was in camera and closed (with public…
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Forced Transfer of Detainees with Diplomatic Assurances Against Ill-Treatment

Two recent developments have brought to the fore the issue of involuntary transfer of detainees to countries where they fear severe mistreatment such as torture or death. The first…
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