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Government Again Seeks Summary Affirmance, and Opposes Remand, in Rimi
In papers filed Friday, the government renewed its request for a summary affirmance, and opposed an attempt by habeas petitioner Mohammed Rimi to remand his appeal to the district court. Rimi was transf... -
On Amending the NDAA to Preclude Military Detention of Citizens Captured in the U.S.
Ben notes what appears to be a draft proposal from Senator Rand Paul to amend the NDAA so as to address situations involving American citizens captured inside the United States. While the context sugges... -
Notice of Appeal Filed Too Late in <em>Hentif</em>?
The government has advised the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that it may not have jurisdiction over a Guantanamo habeas appeal it is getting ready to hear. Last year, the government prevailed in the dist... -
Another Bagram Habeas Petition Dismissed
Chief Judge Lamberth has granted the government’s motion to dismiss a first amended habeas petition filed by a Pakistani citizen held at Bagram, following the Circuit’s decision in al Maqaleh (and the su... -
Gregory Johnsen on Yemen and AQAP
The other day, my Brookings colleague Daniel Byman held an event entitled "Yemen and the Future of a Resurgent Al Qaeda." One of the two panelists was Gregory Johnsen, the author of the recently-released... -
Iraqi Government Releases Daqduq
So reports ABC News: Ali Mussa Daqduq---background on him here---is now a free man. A Hezbollah commander wanted by the United States has been released from Iraqi custody and returned to the Lebanese cap... -
Motion for Relief Denied in Almerfedi
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John McLaughlin on Morphing Terrorist Threats
John McLaughlin, who was Deputy Director of the CIA from 2000-2004, has a nice essay in FP on how the patterns of terrorism we face today differ from the ones that prevailed in the years after 9/11. Man... -
Amicus Brief Filed in Hedges by Senators McCain, Graham, and Ayotte
Attorneys for Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte---all members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services---have filed an amicus brief in support of the government in Hedges v. -
David Remes on a Human Rights Agenda for the Obama Second Term
David Remes, who represents several Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay, writes in response to my comments this morning on Eric Lewis's New York Times column: Ben chides Eric Lewis for setting goals Ben t... -
Amicus Brief in <em>Trinidad y Garcia</em>: The Suspension Clause and Transfer to Torture
Back in June, I wrote a fairly lengthy post analyzing the ability of detainees in U.S. custody facing extradition or other involuntary transfer to a foreign sovereign to challenge their transfer pursuant... -
Eric Lewis on an Obama Human Rights Agenda---That's Not Going to Happen
Writing at the New York Times web site, Eric Lewis of Lewis Baach, describes a human rights agenda for the Obama administration's second term: First, he must release certain Guantánamo detainees, who hav...
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