At last, you have reached the final post in Lawfare’s coverage of the motions hearing portion of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s arraignment. The last argument focused on the defense’s motion to bar Joint Task Force–Guantanamo personnel from reading attorney-client communications … Read more »
Following discussion of post-acquittal detention, the al-Nashiri motions hearing continued with the defense’s second motion. This motion involves the defense’s request that Military Judge Pohl allow in camera, ex parte requests to the Convening Authority for expert assistance … Read more »
I’m going to wrap-up Lawfare’s in-depth coverage of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s arraignment with some discussion of the post-arraignment motions hearing. Given the length of this part of the hearing, I’ll be presenting it in three parts, one for each of … Read more »
Wednesday’s arraignment hearing of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri began about twenty minutes after 9 a.m., roughly two hours after most reporters arrived at the Ft. Meade, Maryland remote viewing location. Before jumping into the details of the hearing, I want to … Read more »
Shaking things up a bit, I’m going to begin Lawfare’s in-depth coverage of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s military commission proceeding yesterday from the end—the roughly one-hour-long afternoon press conference that followed the morning hearing.
As noted in my post yesterday, the … Read more »
Lawfare was on hand earlier today at Ft. Meade, Maryland, to witness the first live (well, 40 second-delayed) transmission of military commission proceedings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a location here in the continental United States. The day’s events included … Read more »
The Keynote Address begins with a brief introduction from Jack. He notes that one thing extraordinary about Savage is his ability to extract information from government officials and the clarity with which he can describe and discuss complicated legal issues. … Read more »
Prof. David Barron kicks off the last panel discussion of the conference, focusing on the Presidency in the Post-9/11 World. He begins by noting that it is not surprising that a serious national security crisis will change the presidency. Second, … Read more »
The afternoon session of Day 2 of the conference begins with introductory remarks from Gabby Blum, the moderator of the afternoon’s first panel. She asks the panel to discuss the utility of force; what are the costs of engaging in … Read more »
Session 4 begins with a brief introduction of the panelists from Prof. Dick Fallon, the panel’s moderator. Panelists include Prof. Phil Heymman, Ben Wizner, director of litigation of the ACLU’s National Security Project, Prof. Gerald Neuman, and Prof. Trevor Morrison.… Read more »
Day 2 of the HLS-Brookings Program on Law and National Security conference begins with Prof. Blum introducing Chibli Mallat, moderator of the first panel of the morning. He says he would like to point out three elements that “seem to … Read more »
Professor Blum welcomes the audience back and invites Professor Dan Meltzer to introduce John Brennan. Meltzer provides a short biography for Brennan and notes that he has been a key actor in shaping the government’s response to 9/11. He explains … Read more »
With a few moments to go before the HLS-Brookings Program on Law & Security’s inaugural event begins, I wanted to briefly introduce myself to the Lawfare community. As Ben mentioned in an earlier post, I’m Keith Gerver, a recent graduate … Read more »
Friday, May 24, 2013
Coverage of President Obama’s speech yesterday is plentiful: Here are Peter Baker of the New York Times, Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller of the Washington Post, and Mark Mazzetti of the Times with an analysis of the key points of the speech. Scott Wilson of the Post also provides a rundown of the speech, and cites Ben. The Associated Press reports on lifting the transfer ban on Yemeni detainees, and Colleen McCain Nelson, Adam Entous, and Julia E. Barnes… Read more »
