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As Jameel discussed in an important post—“The Drone Memo Cometh”—the Second Circuit appears poised to publish the Office of Legal Counsel’s memorandum on the targeted…

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a disturbing provision that was added at the last minute to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization…

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Iraq Secretary of State…

“Severe Clear,” a project by artist David Birkin. Skywriting appears over New York City in a celestial “Glomar” response. For more, see Birkin’s post here.   In…

I. ISIS, Iraq and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force Jennifer Daskal, Ryan Goodman, Steve Vladeck, The Premature Discussion of ISIS and the 2001/2002 AUMFs (Tuesday,…

A few weeks ago I posted about three contexts in which the government is engaged in declassification efforts concerning the CIA’s former detention and interrogation program. …

Here are a few recommended good reads to add to your afternoon reading list: Ali Gharib writes in The Guardian on the answers we didn’t get during President Obama’s statement…

Opening statements in the trial of the four Blackwater members alleged to have carried out the killings in Nisour Square, Baghdad, Iraq ended in Washington D.C. this week. On Tuesday…

National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden has announced sanctions on Uganda in response to its Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed into law in February this year.…

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Iraq Islamist-led militants…

At various points in the past, I’ve suggested that, read broadly, the Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos could sound the death knell for First…

Earlier President Obama delivered a statement on the situation in Iraq in the Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House. Below is a replay of his remarks as well as the transcript.…