National Defense Authorization Act NDAA

Issues at stake include militarization of law enforcement, civilian casualties, military base renaming, arms transfers, and more.

An important symposium series, “Civilian Casualties: The Law of Prevention and Response,” is kicking off on Wednesday (September 30) at noon EDT.

In finding no violation of Posse Comitatus Act, the IG misinterprets federal law and exaggerates the power of DOD policy — creating a dangerous precedent for the domestic use…

Special Operations Forces are a prized US military asset that requires careful oversight to prevent abuses, strategic miscalculations, and mission failures.

After years of indifference to examining whether its rules of engagement and other operational directives and practices contribute to the scourge of violence against health workers,…

A bipartisan Senate amendment would restrict the transfer of US military equipment to law enforcement, including items from bayonets to weaponized drones.

Congress may have a new opportunity to tackle this complicity with a proposed amendment to the NDAA on beneficial ownership.

The measure would undermine otherwise bipartisan efforts to address these issues, including several worthy alternative proposals.

The U.S. military acknowledges it unintentionally killed 40 civilians in a 2017 air strike, but rejects appeals to help those who survived.

The payments are among the only ways the U.S. military acknowledges and responds to civilian deaths or injuries in its operations, and previous reporting exposed significant gaps…

For all the ways that the NDAA falls short on various human rights issues, there are some bright spots that should not be overlooked.

Repealing the 2002 AUMF would take an unnecessary force authorization off the books, ensure it can’t be improperly invoked to drag the U.S. into unauthorized war, and reassert…