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Victims Added in 9/11 Charges
An interesting development in the military commission case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four alleged September 11 co-conspirators: The government has added charges of intentionally causing seri... -
Al Alwi Files Reply In Cert Petition
Last week, we brought you the first sets of filings in Moath Hamza Ahmed Al Alwi's petition for a writ of certiorari. -
Amicus Briefs in Latif
Two new amicus briefs concerning the petition for a writ of certiorari in Latif. The first is on behalf of thirteen retired federal judges, who offer four main arguments: -
Al Alwi: Cert Petition and Government Response Brief
The government filed its opposition to cert in the case of Moath Hamza Ahmed Al Alwi--a Guantanamo habeas petitioner. Al Alwi filed a petition for a writ of certiorari back in December, though we missed ... -
Amicus Brief in al Bahlul by Former Members of the Intelligence Community
Another amicus brief has been filed in the D.C. Circuit appeal of the military commission of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, this time by former members of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Arguing on ... -
The Fairness and Effectiveness of Military Commissions: A Response to Jack
In a characteristically thougtful essay over at Slate, and building on themes in his new book, Jack returns to a familiar argument--that the extent to which the Obama Administration has embraced military... -
Oral Argument Yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld [Updated]
The D.C. Circuit heard oral argument yesterday in Doe v. Rumsfeld (11-5209), a Bivens case brought by a U.S. citizen working as a military contractor in Iraq who alleged detention and interrogation abuse... -
United States v. Jumaev (material support arrest in relation to IJU)
The complaint is here. From the press release: DENVER – Bakhtiyor Jumaev, 45, of Philadelphia, was arrested this morning without incident by members of the Philadelphia FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (... -
The NIMJ Amicus Brief in <i>al-Bahlul</i>
Raff already posted earlier about some of the amicus briefs filed today (or earlier) in the al-Bahlul case (the "other" military commission appeal currently pending in the D.C. Circuit). -
Appellant Brief Filed in ACLU v. CIA (Drone Program FOIA Request)
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed its opening brief in its appeal of the District Court of the District of Columbia's granting of a motion for summary judgment for the Central Intelligence Age... -
Amici Briefs in Bahlul by International Law Scholars and First Amendment Scholars
Two new amicus briefs have been filed in Bahlul v. United States in the D.C. Circuit Court recently. The first is a brief on behalf of international law professors (including our own Steve Vladeck). Its ... -
Lyle Denniston on Guantanamo Cert Petitions
Raffaela linked to this the other day, but I only now just got around to reading it. Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog has an interesting piece on the various cert petitions in Guantanamo cases now pending be...
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