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The Future of Habeas Corpus and Executive Power: Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States

Posted on December 17, 2007

In early December, for the third time in its history, the U.S. Supreme Court heard matters relating to the legality of detentions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba — and a panel of experts convened at Georgetown Law...

Global Warming and the SEC

Posted on December 10, 2007

The problem of climate change is not going away — but whether the Securities and Exchange Commission will soon provide guidelines on climate change disclosure requirements is a more difficult question to answer.

On November 30,...

The Mukasey Hearings Revisited

Posted on November 29, 2007

On November 9, Michael B. Mukasey became the 81st attorney general of the United States — following confirmation hearings that raised questions about national security and separation of powers.

And on November 29, a panel of...

Colloquium on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child

Posted on November 16, 2007

In the land of opportunity, he nearly fell through the cracks.

At the age of 16, a young man identified only as “Will” wanted to get a high-school diploma — but found himself stuck in a...