[note: some of you have inquired recently to ensure the list is running correctly, prompted by the low volume of recent posts. Not to worry; the drop-off in volume just reflects some competing work obligations that will have an impact between now and late July. From late July onward, things will be back to normal… Continue reading Ashcroft v. Iqbal; upcoming events; forthcoming scholarship
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Amidax Trading v. S.W.I.F.T.; forthcoming scholarship
Judge Castel has granted a motion to dismiss a would-be class action directed against SWIFT (a consortium in the business of facilitating international banking transfers), the Treasury Department, CIA, and other defendants, arising out of reports that the U.S. government obtained data from SWIFT as part of its post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts. The core of the… Continue reading Amidax Trading v. S.W.I.F.T.; forthcoming scholarship
Al-Adahi v. Obama; Gherebi v. Obama; forthcoming scholarship
1. Al-Adahi v. Obama (D.D.C. Feb. 12, 2009) (Kessler, J.) Judge Kessler has issued an opinion concluding that the government’s “search” obligation when it comes to identifying and disclosing potentially relevant information runs to information reviewed in connection with any GTMO habeas factual return (not just the return for a particular detainee), but that the… Continue reading Al-Adahi v. Obama; Gherebi v. Obama; forthcoming scholarship