Has Judge John Bates Been Listening to NPR?
This morning, National Public Radio ran this story, which Wells linked to earlier, noting that the concern that the United States was recreating Guantanamo at Bagram:
This morning, National Public Radio ran this story, which Wells linked to earlier, noting that the concern that the United States was recreating Guantanamo at Bagram:
Today, U.S. District Judge John Bates issued the following curious order in both of the long-dormant litigations seeking to extend Boumediene habeas jursdiction to Bagram--the Maqaleh and Hamidullah cases:
Docket Text: MINUTE ORDER: On the Court's own motion, it is hereby ORDERED that a motions hearing is scheduled for July 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 14. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 6/4/2012. (lcjdb1)Hmmm.
Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
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