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Another DDC Opinion Denying Preliminary Injunction Against Force-Feeding
Judge Rosemary Collyer today denied the three remaining motions for a preliminary injunction against force feeding at Guantanamo, concluding that she lacked jurisdiction over the motions. -
A Quibble Over Supplemental Authority in Hamad v. Gates
It's a battle over the latest case law in Hamad v. Gates, a GTMO-related appeal now awaiting decision from the Ninth Circuit. After oral argument on June 5, the government noted certain supplemental au... -
Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Ninth Circuit in Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler
Last Friday afternoon, while many people were enjoying a long July 4th weekend, the Obama Administration quietly filed a remarkably strong amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circ... -
GTMO Detainee To District Court: You <em>Do</em> Have Jurisdiction Over Forced Feeding
Readers will recall Monday's order by District Court Judge Gladys Kessler dismissing, on jurisdictional grounds, one of four GTMO detainees' motions for an injunction to stop force feeding. -
DDC: GTMO Counsel Access Procedures Invalid
It already had been quite a week in the GTMO habeas world. -
A Commander in Chief Challenge to the Constitutionality of the Transfer Restrictions
I've been waiting for a while for a detainee to make this argument: The transfer provisions of the NDAA violate the Commander in Chief clause. -
District Court on Force Feeding: No Jurisdiction to Stop It, Though the President Can
A pretty strong signal from Judge Gladys Kessler, who today rejected GTMO detainee Jihad Dhiab's motion for a preliminary injunction to stop force feeding. -
Al Warafi Seeks En Banc Review
Mukhtar Yahia Naji Al Warafi is seeking en banc review of his habeas petition from the D.C. Circuit. Best of luck with that. A panel of the court affirmed Al Warafi's detention back in May. Lots of cove... -
Petitioners' Reply Brief Filed in Force Feeding Dispute
We blogged earlier in the week about a motion brought by four detainees at Guantanamo----Ahmed Belbacha, Nabil Hadjarab, Abu Wa'el (Jihad) Dhiab, and Shaker Aamer. -
USG Opposition to Detainees' Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Stop GTMO Force-Feeding
Earlier this week Ben posted on a motion, brought by a group of Guantanamo detainees and asking the District Court to preliminarily enjoin force-feeding at the detention facility. The court ordered the ... -
Abdullah Notes An Appeal
His long-pending motion for a preliminary injunction having been denied in May, Yemeni detainee Hani Abdullah now has noted his appeal to the D.C. Circuit. -
An Injunction Against Forced Feeding?
A group of hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees is asking the U.S. District Court in D.C. for a preliminary injunction against forced feeding. Judge Rosemary M. Collyer has ordered the government to brie...
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