All Intensive Purposes

Marty Lederman and Cass Sunstein have had a good debate about the implications of the Supreme Court's Hamdan decision over at Balkinization. Here are: Lederman's initial post, Sunstein's response, Lederman's reply, and Sunstein's sur-reply.

Via Volokh Conspirator Jonathan Adler. Meanwhile, Orin Kerr notes that the DOJ is sticking to its pre-Hamdan defense of the legality of the NSA's surveillance programs.