The Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald on June 3. The civil appeal challenges the power of the Military Commissions’ Convening Authority to prosecute Al-Nashiri before a military tribunal at Guantanamo. Seeking to participate in the … Read more »
The Guantánamo military commissions yesterday released—after a security review—a pair of important filings by the Office of the Chief Prosecutor (OCP), regarding the ongoing controversy over the conspiracy charges against the five 9/11 defendants. (For background, see our prior coverage … Read more »
The D.C. Circuit today handed down a decision in a civil case concerning Col. Morris Davis, once the Chief Prosecutor in the Office of Military Commissions.
Davis had sued in district court, advancing (among other things) Bivens claims against his … Read more »
For any Lawfare readers who may wish to attend and throw rotting fruit at me, I will be speaking today at this panel event at the New American Foundation. It should be an interesting discussion.
Nine Years of Guantánamo: What
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Leading the news: President Obama speaks today at the National Defense University on counterterrorism policy. Many are previewing the speech, including John. According to the New York Times’s Charlie Savage and Peter Baker, Obama will announce more stringent targeting criteria for non-battlefield strikes. This approach will govern the use of force against both citizens and non-citizens.
Here are the Washington … Read more »
