Why Did Al-Hajj Drop His Habeas Petition?
The estimable, if oddly-named, Bmaz of the Empty Wheel blog asks in a Tweet "Why did al-Hajj withdraw his Habeas petition? Did he just give up like others have?" Short answer: I don't know at this stage. The joint joint motion for dismissal gives basically no information. And when I asked Al-Hajj's lawyer, John Chandler, he responded in an email that there was nothing he could tell me.
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The estimable, if oddly-named, Bmaz of the Empty Wheel blog asks in a Tweet "Why did al-Hajj withdraw his Habeas petition? Did he just give up like others have?" Short answer: I don't know at this stage. The joint joint motion for dismissal gives basically no information. And when I asked Al-Hajj's lawyer, John Chandler, he responded in an email that there was nothing he could tell me. If anyone has any information it would be proper to disclose, I would be pleased to know more.
Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
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