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Document: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2017 Annual Report
The director of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts released the following report on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s activities during 2017. The report states that the FISC received 1,... -
Document: Military Commission Denies Motion to Dismiss in 9/11 Case
The Military Commissions Trial Judiciary at Guantanamo Bay issued the following ruling on a defense motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction for absence of hostilities. Military Judge Col. Jam... -
Document: Supreme Court Rules in Jesner v. Arab Bank
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued the following opinion in Jesner v. Arab Bank, which held that foreign corporations cannot be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute. -
Document: Judge Chutkan's Opinion Barring the Transfer of John Doe
On April 19, Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion in Doe v. Mattis on the government's proposed transfer of John Doe. The court unsealed the opin... -
CIA Releases Declassified Memo on Haspel Involvement in Destruction of Tapes
The CIA released a declassified December 2011 memo by Michael Morell, then the deputy director, about Gina Haspel’s involvement in the destruction of detainee interrogation tapes in 2005. President Trump... -
Document: DNC Sues Russia, Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks for Election Interference
On Friday, the Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and associated persons, an... -
Document: Judge Chutkan Enjoins John Doe's Transfer
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the transfer of John Doe, an American citizen held in U.S. military custody in Ir... -
Document: ACLU's Response to Government's Notice of Intention to Transfer John Doe
On Tuesday, April 17, the Justice Department filed a notice alerting the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of the government's intention to transfer John Doe, an American citizen held in U... -
Document: District Court Upholds Preliminary Injunction on Transgender Military Ban
On Friday, April 13, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that its preliminary injunction on the president’s ban on military service by openly transgender individuals will... -
Document: Government Notice of Intention to Transfer John Doe
On Tuesday, the Justice Department filed a notice informing the D.C. federal district court of the government's intention to transfer the detained John Doe U.S.-citizen enemy combatant to the custody of ... -
Document: Supreme Court Rules U.S. v. Microsoft Moot
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Microsoft, also known as Microsoft-Ireland, that the Cloud Act has rendered the case moot. The court’s per curiam opinion is below. -
Document: White House Letter of Notice to Congress on Syria Strike
The White House has released the following text of a letter sent to the speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate to serve as notice of military engagement in Syria on April 13, consis...
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