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Enjoining the Transfer of a US-Saudi Citizen to Saudi Arabia: A Doe v. Mattis Update and Initial Preview
Since this article's publishing, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has released Judge Chutkan's ruling. Read it on Lawfare. Can the U.S. government transfer a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen,... -
Summary: Briefs on al-Qahtani’s Motion to Compel
Thursday morning, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the D.C. federal district court will hear argument on whether the government may be compelled to examine Guantanamo Bay detainee and alleged 9/11 conspirator M... -
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: 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. -
Oral Argument Summary: Doe v. Mattis
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in Doe v. Mattis, the case of a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen (John Doe) detained in Iraq by the U.S. military. Judges Sri Srin... -
A Preview of Oral Argument in Doe v. Mattis
On Thursday, April 5, the D.C. -
The International Criminal Court and the Trump Administration
In a post earlier this week, David Bosco speculated how John Bolton’s appointment as national security adviser might affect the Trump administration’s reaction if the International Criminal Court opens a... -
What Does John Bolton’s Appointment Mean for the ICC Investigation in Afghanistan?
John Bolton’s appointment as national security adviser may have the most dramatic implications for U.S. policy toward North Korea and Iran. But there’s another dimension to his elevation that deserves at... -
Summary from the Courtroom: Al-Alwi v. Trump Oral Argument
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump. Chief Judge Merrick Garland, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson (joining remotely) and Judge Thomas Griffith reviewed the... -
Summary: Qassim Filings on Habeas Claim
Khalid Ahmed Qassim, a Guantanamo Bay detainee from Yemen who made international headlines by writing in the Guardian about his hunger strike protesting his treatment, submitted multiple filings to the U... -
A Preview of Oral Argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump
On Tuesday, March 20, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump, the case of Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi. Chief Judge Merrick Garland and Judge...
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