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NDAA Followup: Outcome on Amendments a Mixed Bag

Here’s a quick follow-up on what happened to the five proposed amendments to the House version of the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that I flagged yesterday.…
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5 Key NDAA Amendments to Watch For

Congress is considering the National Defense Authorization Act this week, and several proposed amendments in the House to this annual authorization bill would have significant…
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Petition denied in Hedges

The Supreme Court this morning unsurprisingly, and without comment, denied the petition for certiorari in Hedges v. Obama, No. 13-758.  The plaintiffs in Hedges challenged the…
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Jack Goldsmith on the “Front-Page Rule”

Highly recommended. As I explained earlier, I think this is a very important question going forward.
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The Constitutional Case for Judicial Authority To Order the Transfer and Release of Guantánamo Detainees Cleared for Release

In the statement that he issued as he signed the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), President Obama, addressing the Act’s continuing restrictions on the transfer…
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Senate Passes the NDAA

Late this evening, the Senate passed by a vote of 84-15 the compromise NDAA legislation that the House approved last week; it should be sent to the President for his signature…
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NDAA Passes House, Senate Expected to Vote Next Week

As Ruchi included in the news roundup this morning, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House last night by a vote of 350-69.   In case you missed it earlier…
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Gillibrand Proposal Removed from NDAA, but Some Reforms Remain

We have more news coming out of the Senate-House compromise NDAA legislation relevant to Just Security readers, this time with respect to the reforms regarding military sexual…
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NDAA Redux – Provision on Lethal Targeting

In a post last night, I noted the key Guantanamo-related provisions in the latest version of the 2014 NDAA.   It’s also worth highlighting the inclusion of another provision…
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The Potential Pitfalls of Refusing to Reopen the Article III Door for Guantanamo Detainees

The version of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014 (2014 NDAA) reported out by the Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC) would have eliminated the existing bar on…
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Progress on the 2014 NDAA — A Guantanamo Victory

Congress has now released its compromise version of the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act reconciling the House and Senate bills into a revised version that is slated to…
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Reply to Charlie Dunlap on Sexual Assault Reform Proposals

In this post, I offer this reply to Charlie Dunlap’s post (the “Post”), as well as his underlying essay (the “Essay”), in which he provides full-throated opposition to…
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