War on Terror
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Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Election 2012, John Yoo, Politics, War on Terror
'Secret' Memo of Law Makes Obama's DOJ Look Like John McCain Won The 2008 Election
Many of you have been following the story of Anwar al-Awlaki. He's the American-born radical cleric who was targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen. Many have questioned Obama's authority to assassinate an American without due process of the law. Today's news is that President Obama did seek and receive legal justification for this strike from the Department of Justice. But you won't get to see it. That's because the DOJ issued Obama a secret memo that purportedly explains why Obama is allowed to kill Americans now.... -
9/11, Brown Rudnick, War on Terror
And Then It Was 9/12
This weekend, we (and every other media outlet) ran our solemn 9/11 remembrance post. In any event, yesterday was the predictable day where the media took a closer look at the aftermath of 9/11. And by "closer look," we mean "report on everything that's gone horribly wrong since 9/11." Elie Mystal has got a really heartwarming story from a law firm that he wants to share before he "takes a closer look" at the week after 9/11.... - Sponsored
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9/11, Violence, War on Terror
Remembering 9/11: Open Thread
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Throughout today, people have been looking back and reflecting on the tragic events of 9/11, as well as remembering and praying for the thousands who perished on that day. Scanning the Twitter and Facebook feeds of my friends, I’ve seen competing impulses. Most people’s posts […]
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9th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, John Ashcroft, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, War on Terror
Quote of the Day: Well, cherries are delicious....
The [Ninth Circuit] seems to have cherry-picked the aspects of our opinions that gave colorable support to the proposition that the un-constitutionality of the action here was clearly established. Qualified immunity gives government officials breathing room to make reasonable but mistaken judgments about open legal questions. When properly applied, it protects ‘all but the plainly […] -
Deaths, Federal Judges, Military / Military Law, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, War on Terror
Quote of the Day: Something (Some) Conservatives and JPS Can Agree Upon
I have not the slightest doubt that it was entirely appropriate for U.S. forces to [take out Osama bin Laden]…. I must say I was proud of the SEALs. — Justice John Paul Stevens, in remarks made yesterday at a dinner in Chicago. (Recall that Justice Stevens served in the Navy during World War II.) -
9/11, Politics, War on Terror
Want Osama Pictures? Better Ask A Lawyer.
Everybody has an opinion on whether or not the Obama administration should release kill shots of Osama bin Laden. It’s a tough question. And there are intelligent ways to disagree with the president’s opinion (see Jon Stewart’s impassioned plea). Or you could just call the president a pussy accuse the president of “pussyfooting” on Twitter, […] -
Eric Holder, Football, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Paul Clement, Sports, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 05.05.11
* DOMA dude Paul Clement filed his first brief as lead counsel for 26 states seeking to nullify Obamacare. In a land of socialist, freeloading, hippie queers, one man stands alone. [Atlanta Journal Constitution] * Actually, that’s not true — The Cooch has Clement’s back (twhs), Tweeting all the misspelled and hilarious punchlines that are […]
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Department of Justice, John Yoo, Politics, Quote of the Day, Torture, War on Terror
Quotes of the Day: Did 'Torture' Contribute to the Finding of Osama Bin Laden?
Imagine what would have happened if the Obama administration had been running things immediately following 9/11. After their “arrest,” we would have read [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed] and [Abu Faraj al-Libi] their Miranda rights, provided them legal counsel, sent them to the U.S. for detention, and granted them all the rights provided a U.S. citizen in […] - Sponsored
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9/11, Crime, Deaths, Pakistan, Politics, Trials, Violence, War on Terror
No Trial For Osama Bin Laden A Gift For All Americans
As you might have heard, United States special forces killed Osama Bin Laden. Let’s take a moment to be happy about that, but also to remember Bin Laden’s many, many victims. Thank God he was killed, not “captured.” If he had been captured, there would have been some kind of trial. Some kind of fake, […] -
9/11, Deaths, Pakistan, Politics, Violence, War on Terror
Breaking: We Got The Bastard
Osama Bin Laden is dead! The television people are reminding us that today is the eighth anniversary of “Mission Accomplished.” Which is kind of awesome. Because now it is. Not only has he been killed, but the U.S. has his body. God bless America. God bless the memories of the many victims of 9/11. Let […] -
Biglaw, Cars, Guantanamo Bay, John Yoo, Non-Sequiturs, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 04.04.11
* Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried by a military commission at Guantanamo, but John Yoo is still not satisfied. He wants to capture people and hold them indefinitely without trial proof that the Obama Administration can conduct terror trials successfully. Obviously, the elegant solution is to make KSM live in Yoo’s basement until one […] -
Copyright, Crime, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Lindsay Lohan, Morning Docket, Rankings, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. News, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 03.08.11
* Obama has created an indefinite detention system for prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. Because he’s too soft on terrorism to make it definite. [Washington Post] * Utah’s new immigration laws will create a legal storm. El Niño! Spanish for The… Niño! [USA Today] * Lilo finally starred in another movie, and former wet poodle […]
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Celebrities, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Hotties, U.S. Attorneys Offices, War on Terror
Musical Chairs: A Brooklyn-Bound Beauty
Being a federal prosecutor is a great legal job, but it has its downsides. One of them, at least for me, was the anonymity. In your work as an assistant U.S. attorney, it’s not about you; it’s about the merits of the cases, and seeing that justice is done. That’s public-spirited and all, but it’s […]
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John Yoo, Quote of the Day, Wall Street Journal, War on Terror
Quote of the Day: A Professor's Practical Perspective
[T]he imperatives of law enforcement distract soldiers and intelligence agents from their primary war-fighting mission. We don’t want our soldiers pausing on hostile battlefields to read detainees Miranda warnings, take down witness statements, and collect evidence in plastic baggies. They should remain focused on finding and killing al Qaeda terrorists. — Professor John Yoo, in […] -
ACLU, Murder, Violence, War on Terror
The ACLU, Suspected Terrorists and American Policy on Killing Them -- A Wedding Crashers Screenplay
Ed. note: This post is by “The Gobbler,” one of the two writers under consideration to join Morning Dockette as a Morning Docket writer. As always, we welcome your thoughts in the comments. I was asked to cover the lawsuit filed yesterday by the ACLU against the Obama administration regarding its policy of keeping a […] -
Eric Holder, Quote of the Day, War on Terror
Quote of the Day: You have the right to remain... dead?
The reality is that we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden. — Attorney General Eric Holder -
Guantanamo Bay, Litigatrix, Pro Bono, Public Interest, War on Terror
Is Paul Weiss in Bed With Terrorists?Leading law firm attacked in controversial WSJ op-ed.
That’s the question essentially posed in a barn-burning op-ed piece in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, written by Debra Burlingame and Thomas Joscelyn. Burlingame is the sister of Charles Burlingame III, pilot of the American Airlines plane that was crashed at the Pentagon on September 11; Joscelyn is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense […] -
Federalist Society, War on Terror
Do We Have the Legal Tools To Prevent Terrorist Attacks?
On Tuesday night, we attended a very interesting panel discussion, “Do We Have the Legal Tools to Prevent Terrorist Attacks?” It was sponsored by the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, and it featured the following panelists: Andrew C. McCarthy (no, not that Andrew McCarthy) — Senior Fellow, National Review Institute, and […] -
Michael Mukasey, Torture, UNC Law, War on Terror
Attorney General Mukasey's UNC Commencement Address: Torture to Sit Through?
Tired of talking about terrorism, torture, and related topics? You might not be alone. At a Federalist Society discussion we attended on Tuesday night, entitled Do We Have the Legal Tools to Prevent Terrorist Attacks?, even some of the panelists wondered why these subjects still generate so much discussion, over seven years after the 9/11 […] -
Barack Obama, Federal Circuit, Morning Docket, War on Terror, Washington Post
Morning Docket 01.16.09
* A “court” upheld the government’s authority to tap international phone calls and emails without a warrant. [The Washington Post] * Would-be Attorney General Eric Holder’s confirmation hearing went well yesterday, and he will go for more today. [The Associated Press] * Marc Dreier, the lawyer who sold hedge funds phony investments, wants to be […]