1. Opinions issued in two GTMO detainee habeas cases that were decided in the government’s favor in February (both in the Al Adahi v. Obama litigation)
The underlying opinions are now available. For now I am just sending the links; time permitting I will later circulate an overview of each.
Fahmi Salem Al-Assani:
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2005cv0280-555
Suleiman Awadh Bin Agil Al-Nahdi:
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2005cv0280-554
2. Journal of National Security Law & Policy – submissions welcome through April
JNSL&P is seeking submissions for full-length papers, between now and the end of April. Please contact Bill Banks (wcbanks) or Molly Pyle (mpyle) if you are interested. Also, check out JNSL&P’s new website: http://jnslp.com/
By Robert M. Chesney
Robert M. Chesney is Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at UT-Austin School of Law. Chesney is a national security law specialist, with a particular interest in problems associated with terrorism. Professor Chesney recently served in the Justice Department in connection with the Detainee Policy Task Force created by Executive Order 13493. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security, a senior editor for the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, an associate member of the Intelligence Science Board, a non-resident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the American Law Institute. Professor Chesney has published extensively on topics ranging from detention and prosecution in the counterterrorism context to the states secrets privilege. He served previously as chair of the Section on National Security Law of the Association of American Law Schools and as editor of the National Security Law Report (published by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security). His upcoming projects include two books under contract with Oxford University Press, one concerning the evolution of detention law and policy and the other examining the judicial role in national security affairs.
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