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Reflections on What the Drone Memo Does and Doesn’t Say
There is already a lot of commentary on the OLC drone memo, and likely more to come. Here, I just want to highlight three key issues that should be part of the mix: #1: Issues…
The Constitutional Question the Drone Memo Didn’t—and Couldn’t—Answer
Yesterday’s release of the Office of Legal Counsel’s “drone memo” (which, at some point, we should stop referring to in the singular) has provoked an understandable…
News Roundup and Notes: June 24, 2014
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…
DOJ OLC Targeted Killing Memo Released
This morning the 2nd Circuit published a redacted version of the long-sought Department of Justice OLC memo that authorized the killing of U.S. citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. We’ve…
Backgrounder for Release of OLC’s Targeted Killing Memo
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…
GTMO Transfer Bans Run Amok
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…
News Roundup and Notes: June 23, 2014
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…
The Drone Memo Cometh
“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…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (June 14 – June 20)
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,…
Status of CIA Detention and Interrogation Program Declassification (updated)
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. …
Recommended Afternoon Reading
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…
The Trial of Ex-Blackwater: An Overview of the Competing Stories
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…