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Court Documents in Hedges et al v. Barack Obama
Yesterday we mentioned that a suit had been filed in the Southern District of New York by a number of commentators and public figures, arguing that the NDAA's detention provisions will apply to them in t... -
Convening Authority Refers 9/11 Cases for Trial
So reports the Washington Post . . . UPDATE [5:17 p.m]: the referred charges in the capital case against KSM and his co-defendants include, among other things, conspiracy and attacking civilians. The c... -
Another Step Toward the End of US Detention Operations in Afghanistan
Transfer of the Detention Facility in Parwan (DFIP) from American to Afghan control has begun. The first step? Appointment of Maj. Gen. -
Polish Judges to Weigh In On the Legality of Detaining al Qaeda Members?
Will Polish judges have the occasion to weigh in on the legality of non-criminal detention of asserted al Qaeda members? Probably so. It appears that Polish prosecutors have brought charges against the... -
Directed Acquittal in Seditious Conspiracy Prosecution of Hutaree Militia Members
The 28-page opinion in United States v. Stone, (E.D. Mich. Mar. -
Richard Clarke Says Stuxnet was a U.S. Operation
The former counterterrorism czar reaches this conclusion because the operation had lawyers’ fingerprints on it. From an interview with Ron Rosenbaum in Smithsonian Magazine: “I think it’s pretty clear t... -
Victims Added in 9/11 Charges
An interesting development in the military commission case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four alleged September 11 co-conspirators: The government has added charges of intentionally causing seri... -
Al Alwi Files Reply In Cert Petition
Last week, we brought you the first sets of filings in Moath Hamza Ahmed Al Alwi's petition for a writ of certiorari. -
Prosecution and Cartel Violence: An Interesting New Case in the US
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Amicus Briefs in Latif
Two new amicus briefs concerning the petition for a writ of certiorari in Latif. The first is on behalf of thirteen retired federal judges, who offer four main arguments: -
Al Alwi: Cert Petition and Government Response Brief
The government filed its opposition to cert in the case of Moath Hamza Ahmed Al Alwi--a Guantanamo habeas petitioner. Al Alwi filed a petition for a writ of certiorari back in December, though we missed ... -
Amicus Brief in al Bahlul by Former Members of the Intelligence Community
Another amicus brief has been filed in the D.C. Circuit appeal of the military commission of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, this time by former members of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Arguing on ...
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