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How Did Abid Naseer Come to be Convicted in a U.S. Court?
On March 4 2015, Pakistani national Abid Naseer was convicted in a Brooklyn Federal Court of supporting terrorism and conspiring with al-Qaeda to bomb a shopping mall in the United Kingdom in 2009. -
New Abbottabad Documents Released in Trial of Abid Naseer
In the trial of Abid Naseer, the U.S. Department of Justice released a trove of new files recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound during the May 2011 raid by U.S. Navy Seals that ended in his death. Se... -
Senate Foreign Relations Hearing on ISIS AUMF
Earlier this morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mart... -
New GITMO Recidivism Report Released by ODNI
The latest ODNI recidivism report is available here. The last report, which was released in September, is here. Since the release of the September 2014 report, an additional nine former detainees have r... -
Yesterday in <em>U.S. v. Tsarnaev</em>: Prosecution Witnesses
With opening statements made, prosecutors in the capital case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commenced their presentation of evidence. An overview of the day’s testimony---which spanned some of the morning a... -
Yesterday in <em>U.S. v. Tsarnaev</em>: Opening Statements
After weeks of protracted and highly contested jury selection, opening statements in the capital case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev got underway yesterday, more than one month later than originally planned. ... -
The First Circuit's Mandamus Ruling in <em>U.S. v. Tsarnaev</em>
A couple of weeks ago I recapped the Tsarnaev mandamus oral argument. And on Friday, the First Circuit panel that heard the arguments---composed of Chief Judge Sandra Lynch, and Judges Juan Torruella and... -
3/3 Session #3: To Reconsider
Lunch hour concludes at Guantanamo and at Fort Meade. -
3/3 Session #2: Housekeeping
We return from recess. What will the way forward be? The military judge mentions pending motions AE319F and G, and AE333, and AE337. In his view, Judge Spath may be able to rule on some of these witho... -
3/3 Session #1: Suppression, and SSCI Matters
Air Force Col. Vance Spath, the military judge, resumes proceedings. The question is what those proceedings will comprise, the docket having been winnowed greatly, both by yesterday’s unlawful influence... -
Al-Nashiri Motions Hearing: March 3 Session
Litigation resumes in one of Guantanamo's two capital military commission cases today at 0900; likewise the CCTV broadcast of the pre-trial session, which we'll follow from our little perch here at Fort ... -
Live: Gen. John Allen Addresses the Future of the Fight Against ISIL
At 5:00 pm, General John Allen, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, will deliver a keynote address at the Atlantic Council on the future of the fight against the Islamic ...
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