The Real Rules of Detention
Earlier this week, Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) responded...
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
A Terrorist Released
Binyam Mohamed is ...
Op-eds
McCain Estrangement Syndrome
Are John McCain’s supporters trying to drive conservatives away from their candidate? Senator McCain is the inevitable Republican presidential nominee. He is headed, though, for a...
Op-eds
Dems Unserious on Surveillance
The legal basis for protecting trial lawyers just got even weaker.
Op-eds
Amici Curiae Brief for Samantar v. Yousuf
Dr. j. Peter Pham Former Somali General Mohamed Ali Samantar was defense minister and vice president (1980-1986) and, once the post was revived, prime minister (1987-1990) under Somalia&...
Op-eds
On Combatant Detainee al-Marri, the Fourth Circuit Splits the Baby
About a year ago, I wrote here on NRO about a divided (2-1) panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that Ali Saleh Kalah al-Marri, an alleged terrorist operative from Qatar...
Op-eds
Getting FISA Wrong . . . Again
A federal court in California has dismissed a civil lawsuit that alleged surveillance violations against a Muslim charity the government has formally designated as supporter of al-Qaeda and other...
Op-eds
Dems Unserious on Surveillance
It’s now been more than two months since the Pelosi Democrats — following their pied pipers at MoveOn.org and the ACLU, as well as their party’s two presidential contenders &...
Op-eds
Andrew McCarthy Discusses Al-Qaeda Prisoner Dentention Case
In this online debate, Senior Fellow Andrew McCarthy discusses the recent al-Marri case in which a divided panel of the Fourth Circuit held that the president could not...
Op-eds
Lawfare Strikes Again
Strike another blow for lawfare: The use of the American people’s courts as a weapon against the American people in a war prosecuted by the president — the only public official electe...