The respondent's merits brief recently became available in Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd, the case challenging whether John Ashcroft can be sued in his personal capacity for misuse of the material witness statute ...

This morning the Supreme Court denied cert. in Al Adahi v. Obama. Justice Kagan had unsurprisingly recused herself from the case. In this petition the detainee argued that the D.C.

Today the government filed the public version of its appellant's brief in Almerfedi v. Obama (No. 10-5291), a habeas merits case.  In this appeal the government appeals Judge Paul Friedman's sole habeas ...

A few weeks ago we posted the petitioners' joint opening brief in a consolidated appeal before the D.C. Circuit that tests whether federal courts retain habeas jurisdiction even after a detainee leaves U...

Last week (and our apologies for the belated update), the D.C. Circuit released the public version of the appellant's brief in another habeas merits appeal, Al Harbi v. Obama.

Today, the D.C. Circuit released the public version of the appellant's brief in Al Madhwani v.

It was a big day for the war-on-terror cases at the Supreme Court yesterday--at least if you are into government briefs. The government filed two important ones.

Opinion here.  More to come after we've had a chance to digest the full opinion. UPDATE:  Below are selected excerpts from the opinion (footnotes omitted). Excerpt from introduction: This is a unique ...

Today, Omar Khadr and fellow habeas petitioners filed a cert. petition in one of a number of non-merits Guantanamo matters. The petition challenges the D.C. Circuit's September decision to vacate several...

Today in Uthman v. Obama, a habeas merits appeal before the D.C.

Today in Esmail v. Obama, a habeas merits appeal before the D.C.

Today the government made available the public version of its brief in Warafi v. Obama. Readers may recall that this case is the petitioner's appeal from Chief Judge Royce Lamberth’s March opinion denyin...