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Counting to Six in Al Bahlul IV
I have nothing of substance to add to Marty’s excellent recap of this morning’s en banc D.C. Circuit oral argument in “Al Bahlul IV,” and agree with him entirely that…
Reflections from the en banc al Bahlul oral argument
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc (absent Judge Srinivasan, who is recused) just finished hearing about 90 minutes of oral argument in the al Bahlul…
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum: “ISIL Is Committing Genocide Against the Yezidis in Iraq”
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has issued an important and distressing report characterizing violence against the Yezidi people in 2014 in Iraq as amounting to genocide.…
News Roundup and Notes: December 1, 2015
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 and SYRIA The Nusra…
Abstention and the “Other” D.C. Circuit Military Commission Appeal
Lots of attention has been focused both here and elsewhere in recent days on tomorrow’s en banc oral argument before the D.C. Circuit in “Al Bahlul IV,” which makes a lot…
We Don’t Need to Broaden Military Commissions’ Jurisdiction
Editor’s Note: This is the most recent post in a mini-symposium leading up to tomorrow’s en banc oral argument in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit…
Bulk Collection Under Section 215 Has Ended… What’s Next?
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, November 30–December 4
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, December 1 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Acquisition Reform: Next Steps…
Clarifying what’s at stake in al Bahlul (short answer: judge and jury) . . . and what’s not
Editor’s Note: This is the most recent post in a mini-symposium leading up to tomorrow’s en banc oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit…
News Roundup and Notes: November 30, 2015
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 and SYRIA Warplanes,…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (November 21–27)
I. Al Bahlul Symposium Steve Vladeck, Previewing Next Tuesday’s Oral Argument in “Al Bahlul IV” (Monday, November 23) Peter Margulies, Guest Post: Al Bahlul’s Commission…
The President’s NDAA signing statement re: GTMO and anti-torture provisions
The President today signed into law into law S. 1356, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. The good news is that Section 1045 of the NDAA in effect codifies…