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Medical Complicity in CIA Torture, Then and Now

The US government released a series of documents about the CIA torture program on June 14 and 15, in response to Freedom of Information Act lawsuits by the ACLU and Vice News.…
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Pain Versus Gain

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…
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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (May 28–June 3)

I. Guantánamo Military Commissions  Steve Vladeck, Why the D.C. Circuit Can’t Really Duck the Article III Issue in Al Bahlul (Thursday, June 2) Daphne Eviatar, Sparring Over…
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A Return to Torture? Unlikely

One could be forgiven for thinking that all signs point towards torture making a comeback. Calls for the resumption of torture have been disturbingly prominent in this year’s…
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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (May 14–20)

I. Guantánamo & ISIL Detainees Steve Vladeck, Can Detainees Plead Their Way Out of Guantánamo? (Tuesday, May 17) Jonathan Horowitz, The US’ Failure to Plan for ISIL…
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Why Federal Agencies Must Still Preserve (and Should Finally Read) the SSCI Torture Report

This week’s news that the CIA’s Office of Inspector General destroyed two copies of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report (SSCI Report) on the CIA’s Detention…
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The US’ Failure to Plan for ISIL Detention Operations is a Flawed Approach

When it comes to detaining ISIL suspects in Iraq and Syria, the US is taking a hands-off approach. The New York Times reported last week that the US is not planning to engage in…
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Fourth Circuit To Hear Abu Ghraib Political Question Doctrine Appeal

Tomorrow morning, an (as-yet-unannounced) panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear the (third!) appeal in Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc.,…
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A Small, If Uncertain, Step Towards Accountability: De Sousa and the Abu Omar Abduction

Portuguese courts continue to clear the path for the extradition of former CIA agent Sabrina De Sousa to Italy. In 2009, Italy convicted De Sousa and 22 other US officials (all…
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One-and-a-Half Cheers for Salim v. Mitchell

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…
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The Obama Administration Has Embraced Legal Theories Even Broader Than John Yoo’s

The Justice Department recently released another of the now-notorious Office of Legal Counsel memos written by John Yoo — memos that authorized torture, warrantless wiretapping,…
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Obama’s Plan Is Not a Guantánamo North

President Obama’s plan to close Guantánamo has seemingly been criticized by all sides of the political spectrum. At a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee this…
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