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Government Files Response in Al Bahlul v. United States
Last month Guantanamo detainee Ali al Bahlul filed his opening brief in Al Bahlul v. United States, in a bid to overturn his conviction for conspiracy to commit war crimes, the single military commission... -
Appellees File for En Banc Rehearing in Hatim v. Obama
Yesterday petitioner-appellees Saeed Mohammed Saleh Hatim, Abdurrahman al-Shubati and Fadel Hentif filed a joint motion for en banc rehearing in Hatim v. Obama, the counsel access case. The detainees see... -
Jose Padilla Re-sentenced to 21 Years
U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke has re-sentenced Jose Padilla to 21 years in prison for his 2007 conviction for conspiracy to murder, kidnap, and main individuals in a foreign country; conspiracy to pr... -
CA2 Affirms SDNY Denial of FOIA Suit for Al-Qahtani Photos
That seems to be the sum and substance of the Second Circuit's ruling today. -
Judge Scheindlin Dismisses Remaining ATS Claims Against Ford and IBM in Long-running Apartheid Litigation
As Lawfare readers may have seen from press reports, on Thursday, SDNY Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed the Alien Tort Statute suit against Ford Motor Company and IBM in connection with their business ac... -
U.S. News Gets it Wrong on Guantanamo and Foley's Killer
If terrorist capture comes, can a debate over Guantanamo vs. federal court be far behind? Apparently not. This time, the debate is coming even before the terrorist's capture---or even his positive ident... -
Detainees File Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Allaithi v. Rumsfeld
Yesterday, plaintiff-appellants in Allaithi v. Rumsfeld filed their petition for a rehearing en banc, two months after the D.C. -
DC District Court Fails to Recognize Official Acts Immunity for Former Indian Prime Minister
On August 19, Judge Boasberg of the DC District Court ruled that former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh enjoys immunity from suit for alleged human rights abuses of Sikhs in India while he was Prime... -
Abdul Razak Ali Replies to His Own Cert Petition
Here's a novelty: Guantanamo detainee Abdul Razak Ali---whose case we have written about a fair bit---has filed a reply brief in response to his own cert petition. -
Three More Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner in Al Bahlul v. United States
Yesterday we flagged two amicus briefs filed on behalf of the petitioner in al-Bahlul v. United States by (1) the National Institute of Military Justice and (2) Professor David Glazier of Loyola Law Scho... -
Another Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Petitioners in al Bahlul v. United States
This morning Steve summarized the amicus brief he co-authored on behalf of the National Institute of Military Justice in support of the petitioner in al Bahlul v. United States. -
Article III and the <em>al Bahlul</em> Remand: The New, New NIMJ Amicus Brief
On July 14, the en banc D.C. Circuit ruled in al Bahlul v. United States that "plain error" review applied to Bahlul's ex post facto challenge to his military commission convictions for conspiracy, mater...
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