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Government Files Brief in D.C. Circuit Gitmo Detainee Civil Case
The government has filed its brief in Al Laithi v. Rumsfeld and Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld, a case involving the consolidated claims of former Guantanamo detainees against former government officials in thei... -
Afghanistan May Release Hundreds of Detainees Transferred from US Military Custody
The unwinding of US detention operations in Afghanistan continues. The latest development concerns the population of some 880 Afghan detainees whom the United States has transferred to Afghan control a... -
Tsarnaev Files Reply in Support of Motion to Vacate Special Administrative Measures
On Monday, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed his reply to the government's response to his motion to vacate special administrative measures (SAMs) imposed on him and his attorneys. -
Reply Brief Availabile in Hatim v. Obama, Oral Argument Set for Dec. 9
In Hatim v. Obama, a.k.a. the Guantanamo "counsel access case," the government's reply brief has been submitted, and the D.C. Circuit has slated the case for oral argument on Monday, December 9. We've c... -
FAA Releases Two Key Documents on Domestic Drones
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration released two key documents bearing on the coming integration, on a broad scale, of drones into our national airspace. One is the so-called "Roadmap," a forward... -
Hunger-Striker Hassan Files Motion to Intervene in Aamer v. Obama
As promised by petitioners in their filing last week, and in response to the government's letter to the court suggesting that their case is moot: Guantanamo detainee Imad Abdullah Hassan today moved to i... -
FISA Reform Legislation Approved by Senate Intelligence Committee
Last night's vote was, apparently, 11-4. The committee-backed legislation, called the FISA Improvements Act of 2013, can be found here. -
Government Files Response to Tsarnaev's Motion to Vacate Special Administrative Measures
Last Monday, the government filed its response to accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's motion to vacate the special administrative measures (SAMs) imposed on him and his attorneys. -
Additional NSA Declassified Documents on 215 Collection
I have not read these yet but will do so over the next few days and offer thoughts and summaries as I do. -
No Longer Hunger-Strikers: DOJ Files Letter in Aamer v. Obama
On Thursday the Justice Department filed a letter notifying the D.C. Circuit that none of the four Guantanamo detainees protesting government force-feeding in Aamer v. Obama are any longer designated hun... -
New Reports on Drone Strike Casualties in Pakistan and Yemen
Two human rights groups released reports today on civilian casualties from selected drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen. Amnesty International's "Will I Be Next?" US Drone Strikes in Pakistan investigate... -
Response Brief in Counsel Access Case, Hatim v. Obama
Guantanamo detainees have filed their response brief in the D.C. Circuit appeal of Hatim v. Obama, the "counsel access" case.
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