Legal Opinion
Ahmed Salem Bin Ali Jaber v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 2017No. 16-5093PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress authorized the President “to use all necessary and appropriate force” against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces. See Authorization for Use of Military Force, Pub. L. No. 107-40 § 2(a), 115 Stat. 224 (2001). Since then, the Executive has increasingly relied upon unmanned aerial vehicles, or “drones,” to target and kill enemies in the War on Terror. This case concerns an alleged drone misfire — a bombing that resulted in unnecessary loss of civilian…
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