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Against the al-Nashiri backdrop, the government has now filed its brief on the merits in United States v. Hamdan (the first post-conviction appeal under the Military Commissions Acts of 2006 and 2009), w...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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Ben and Ritika are off to watch the Al Nashiri trial in an undisclosed location, even though the official transcripts for these commissions will be treated as "top secret," Josh Gerstein tells us.
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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The Constitution Project will be hosting a teleconference debate tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM EST on the constitutionality of President Obama's recent recess appointments. Details below t...
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Military Judge Pohl next turns to the question of ex parte requests to the Convening Authority for expert assistance (AE010). Richard Kammen, for the defense, explains that the Convening Authority has re...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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The European Court of Human Rights has issued a ruling (Othman (Abu Qatada) v. United Kingdom (E. Ct. Hum. Rts Jan.
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Ritika and I are at Fort Meade, sitting in a small theater in front of a large screen--on which we have a video feed from the Al-Nashiri military commission hearing shortly to get under way from Guantana...