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9/18 Session #1: Two Here, Three Not
At 9:03 a.m. the military judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, ascends the bench. All defense counsel are here, including Walid Bin Attash’s attorney, Cheryl Bormann---who still sounds stuffed up, but report... -
A New FISA Court Order Has Just Been Released
It is available here. It is dated August 29 and includes a "primary order" dated July 19. It deals with the legality of the telephony metadata program under Section 215. I have not read it yet but will d... -
Oral Argument Preview: The Bagram Habeas Petitions
The question before a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Tuesday morning: can a group of detainees held by the United States at Bagram airfield, in Afghanistan, challenge their detentions by petitioni... -
9/16 Session #2: An Update -- And a Postponement
It appears the morning's recess will push on a bit longer than the court indicated initially. Instead of resuming at noon, court will resume, we are now told, at 2:00 p.m. UPDATE: our proceedings are r... -
9/16 Session #1: Presence, and a Recess
It’s on again. All five accused are present. Opening the day's events are housekeeping matters, as always. First, since last session, the prosecution has added a new lawyer. Secondly, one of Walid Bin... -
Appellants File Reply in Force-Feeding Case Aamer v. Obama
On Wednesday, the Guantánamo detainees appealing the D.C. District Court's refusal to enjoin the government from force-feeding hunger-strikers at the detention camp filed their reply in Aamer v. Obama. -
Oral Argument Recap: Hentif v. Obama
On Monday morning---after a marathon argument in a well publicized net neutrality case---the D.C. Circuit turned to this question, in the case of Hentif v. Obama: whether the appellant timely noted his a... -
Government Files Response in Aamer v. Obama
Last Wednesday the government filed its response brief in Aamer v. Obama, the force-feeding case on appeal in the D.C. Circuit. The appellants, three Guantánamo detainees, filed their appeal on Aug. 5, c... -
When Is A Notice of Appeal Timely? Oral Argument Preview in Hentif v. Obama
The issue for tomorrow morning's argument in the D.C. Circuit: whether Guantanamo detainee Fadel Hussein Saleh Hentif's appeal was filed on time. In a redacted 2011 opinion, the district court had conc... -
A Not-So Eventful Hearing in the Guantanamo Counsel Access Case
It was an odd turn of events yesterday at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse. For a moment, it seemed as if a controversial Guantanamo policy might be rescinded or modified. Friday morning saw a long-... -
September 2013 Guantanamo Recidivism Report from DNI
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has published its congressionally-mandated, biannual report on the recidivism of former Guantanamo detainees. -
Restoring the Smeared Red Line
President Obama has just declared his decision to launch military strikes against Syria, after seeking approval for Congress, in order to hold the Syrian government accountable for its recent chemical we...
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