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Panetta on Bin Laden and Gitmo
Bet you weren't expecting CIA Director Leon Panetta to say this: If the U.S. captures top al-Qaida leaders Osama Bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahiri, they would likely be sent to the Guantanamo Bay military p... -
Esmail Oral Argument Summary
Rising before the D.C. Circuit this morning on behalf of Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail, Danielle Barbour faces some non-trivial problems. -
GTMO Habeas Numbers Update
We haven't circulated an update on the Guantanamo habeas numbers in a while, and this new set includes updates in several categories, as well as a minor methodological change. Previously we had separate... -
"The Guantanamo Detainees: What Next?" - An Event at American University this Friday
Both Jack and I will be part of a Guantanamo-focused event this Friday at American's Washington College of Law, from 12 to 2. Jack delivers the keynote address, and then I'll appear as a panelist alongs... -
New Brief in Khan, Al Madhwani Public Merits Briefing Complete
Yesterday two new GTMO habeas briefs became publicly available. The first is the appellant's opening brief in Khan v. Obama (No. 10-5306). In this case, petitioner Shawali Khan appeals Judge John Bates'... -
Al Maqaleh Update
As Josh Gerstein reports over at Politico, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates today granted the Al Maqaleh petitioners' motion for leave to file amended habeas petitions. Al Maqaleh concerns the habeas p... -
Hank Crumpton's Keynote Address at the Texas International Law Journal's Symposium on Air & Missile Warfare
As noted below, Ambassador Hank Crumpton gave the keynote address at last week's symposium on air & missile warfare sponsored by the Texas International Law Journal. His speech was terrific, and the Q&A... -
D.C. Circuit Vacates and Remands Hatim v. Gates
The D.C. Circuit just issued its very brief decision to vacate and remand Hatim v. Gates (No. 10-5048). Text follows: PER CURIAM: Saeed Mohammed Saleh Hatim, a Yemeni national, is a prisoner at the Guant... -
Esmail Oral Argument Preview
Another day, another D.C. Circuit argument preview coming a Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay. This time, it's Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail, whose detention Judge Henry Kennedy approved last April. Esm... -
The CIA, Lawyers, and Targeting Decisions: Glimpses Behind the Curtain
Tara Mckelvey at Newsweek has a story about her interview of former CIA acting general counsel John Rizzo, regarding the internal CIA process associated with decisions to kill specific individuals. The ... -
Habeas Briefs in Almerfedi, Abdah (Esmail)
Today we received the public version of the petitioner's response brief in Almerfedi v. Obama (No. 10-5291), a habeas merits case. In this appeal the government seeks review of Judge Paul Friedman’s sole... -
The Rumsfeld Papers – Picking a CIA Director, 1975
In connection with the publication of his new book, Known and Unknown, Donald Rumsfeld has created an on-line library of interesting documents drawn from his time in U.S.
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