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Former Guantanamo detainee Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Janko has also filed a notice of appeal in the D.C. Circuit concerning a December decision by Judge Richard Leon throwing out his civil suit.
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The brief isn't public yet, but it appears to have been filed in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
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I'm back from Ft. Meade, MD after Ben and my little Al-Nashiri liveblogging excursion.
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As we noted at the end of December, Fayiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari filed a motion for rehearing en banc in the D.C. Circuit, asking the court to consider whether Federal Rule of Evidence 1101(e) applies...
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On Friday, December 30, while much of the world, human rights groups, and the press were out on holiday, the State Department without fanfare submitted the fourth U.S. periodic report required under the ...
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Here is the transcript from the second half of yesterday's proceedings and the transcript from this morning. Stay tuned for more...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
The last issue on the agenda is that of the trial schedule. But first, after securing the defense’s clarification that it is not seeking a speedy trial, Judge Pohl and...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
Leaving the subject of mail, Judge Pohl announces that the parties have resolved on their own the issue that gave rise to government motion AE014 and that a protectiv...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
The Al-Nashiri military commission reconvenes this morning at 9:40 after a lengthy and unexplained delay. There are four matters left for Judge Pohl to consider: Issues ...
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While Ben and Ritika continue their live-blogging experiment today, take a look at today's news roundup.
Carol Rosenberg reports on the al Nashiri hearing, focusing on the Rear Adm.
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The unofficial transcript from the al Nashiri hearing yesterday at Guantanamo is available here.
A few additional documents relevant to the ongoing hearing have recently been made available on the case'...
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Chief Prosecutor for Military Commissions Mark Martins spoke after the Al-Nashiri hearing yesterday. His remarks are below. We do not have any statement from the defense, as Ben and Ritika did not stay a...
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Against the al-Nashiri backdrop, the government has now filed its brief on the merits in United States v. Hamdan (the first post-conviction appeal under the Military Commissions Acts of 2006 and 2009), w...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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Ben and Ritika are off to watch the Al Nashiri trial in an undisclosed location, even though the official transcripts for these commissions will be treated as "top secret," Josh Gerstein tells us.
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
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The Constitution Project will be hosting a teleconference debate tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM EST on the constitutionality of President Obama's recent recess appointments. Details below t...
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Military Judge Pohl next turns to the question of ex parte requests to the Convening Authority for expert assistance (AE010). Richard Kammen, for the defense, explains that the Convening Authority has re...
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By Benjamin Wittes & Ritika Singh
