United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Protecting Against National Security Threats in Domestic Telecommunications Service

Court of Appeals Temporarily Reinstates Sanctions on Antisemitic UN Envoy Francesca Albanese

Reversing a lower court’s decision, a federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated U.S. sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN envoy who, according to the State Department, “has spewed unabashed...

Justice Department Appeals Federal Judge’s Ruling That First Amendment Protections Apply to Sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur

The sanctions imposed by the United States against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for “human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967,” are the focus of a legal...

Previewing TikTok Case Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court

Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Hold Turkey to Account for Assault on U.S. Citizens

More than 70 U.S. lawmakers signed a bipartisan letter on May 15 urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold Ankara to account for the 2017 assault on American citizens by Turkish security officials....

The War Rages, The White House Ducks, Death Abounds

You know all this, of course, because you’ve been reading these blogs all along.  But as my mother used to tell me with her charming smile and melodious voice, repetition is the basis...

Appeal Denied for HIG Facilitator Detained at Gitmo

On Tuesday, the DC Circuit Court affirmed a district court's decision to reject Guantanamo detainee Shawali Khan's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Khan's habeas petition was...

Al Qaeda Fighter’s Detention Upheld By DC Circuit Court

On July 22, a DC Circuit Court panel affirmed a district court's denial of Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al Alwi's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Government prosecutors i...