Military Commissions

Is it Unconstitutional for the Supreme Court to Hear Court-Martial Appeals?

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Aug 15th, 2016

The CMCR’s Latest (Non-)Decision in al-Nashiri [UPDATED with links to supplemental briefs]

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Jul 8th, 2016

Sparring Over the 9/11 Trial Recusal Motion

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Jun 3rd, 2016

Why the D.C. Circuit Can’t Really Duck the Article III Issue in Al Bahlul

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Jun 2nd, 2016

Guilty Pleas For GTMO Detainees (Without Ever Setting Foot on US Soil)

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May 23rd, 2016

Can Detainees Plead Their Way Out of Guantánamo?

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May 17th, 2016

The Proposed Military Commissions Fix Is Anything But

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Apr 25th, 2016

Obama’s Plan Is Not a Guantánamo North

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Mar 25th, 2016

Closing Guantánamo: Before You Accuse Congress, Take a Look at Your Administration

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Mar 7th, 2016

Excellent summary of GTMO myths . . . and a classic case of the “false equivalence fallacy”

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Mar 7th, 2016

Torture and Transparency in the Military Commissions

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Feb 24th, 2016

The President’s Plan for Closing the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility

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Feb 23rd, 2016

When Did the War With al-Qaeda Start?

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Feb 12th, 2016

Don’t Forget the Other Legal Issues in the 9/11 Trial

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Dec 14th, 2015

Why should the Constitution require Article III courts for criminal trials of federal offenses?

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Dec 14th, 2015

Military Commissions and Fairness

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Dec 14th, 2015

The More Things Stay the Same: Another Week of Military Commission Hearings

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Dec 7th, 2015

Abstention and the “Other” D.C. Circuit Military Commission Appeal

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Nov 30th, 2015

We Don’t Need to Broaden Military Commissions’ Jurisdiction

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Nov 30th, 2015

Al Bahlul and the Risks of Legitimating Departures from Article III Jurisdiction

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Nov 25th, 2015

No War Crime? No War Crimes Trial!

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Nov 24th, 2015

Al Bahlul’s Commission Conviction and the Pragmatic Jurisprudence of Article III

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Nov 23rd, 2015

Previewing Next Tuesday’s Oral Argument in “Al Bahlul IV”

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Nov 23rd, 2015

Power Wars Symposium: Where Did Things Go Wrong? Three Key Moments That Shaped Obama’s Failed Guantánamo Policy

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Nov 11th, 2015

The Latest Stumbling Block in the 9/11 Case: Self-Representation and Classified Evidence

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Oct 20th, 2015

D.C. Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in al Bahlul (and Highlights My Poor Math Skills)

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Sep 25th, 2015

President Obama’s Military Commissions

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Aug 3rd, 2015

US Government Petitions for Rehearing En Banc (Again) in Al Bahlul

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Jul 27th, 2015

What al Bahlul Says, and What It Means

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Jun 12th, 2015

al-Bahlul decided: Court invalidates military commission conviction for domestic-law offense

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Jun 12th, 2015

The apparent end of the “gag orders” for GTMO detainees

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Jun 3rd, 2015

The Government (Sort of) Wins a Guantánamo Military Commission Appeal

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May 1st, 2015