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This Week at the Military Commissions, 12/14 Session: We Actually Read Those Books About CIA Interrogations
This morning’s proceedings in the Nashiri case begin with standard procedural discussions, including noting that the accused waived his right to be present at that morning’s commission hearing. Military... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 12/13 Session: Dismiss the Case?
Tuesday’s hearing begins with a motion by Richard Kammen, acting for the defense, to recall yesterday’s witness Colonel Edward Sheeran for further testimony. The defense discovered last night that, as of... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 12/12 Session: Discovery Laundering
After a week’s worth of pretrial hearings in the 9/11 case, the activity continues at Guantanamo with another round of hearings in the USS Cole case. Military judge Air Force Colonel Vincent Spath begins... -
Sanctuary Cities Under a Trump Administration
If President-elect Trump’s post-election rhetoric is to be believed, the pillars of his immigration policy appear to be slowly teetering. -
Does the First Amendment Require Release of Secret Surveillance Court Documents?
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court may soon decide whether the First Amendment requires it to release its major opinions and orders dating back to the September 11 attacks. -
Want to renegotiate the Iran deal? Much harder than it looks
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. Donald Trump’s election places in immediate peril the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached by Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Ger... -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins
On Sunday, December 11th, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on the pretrial hearings to be conducted in the USS Cole case over the course of this week. The... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 12/7 Session: “In Light of Political Events”
The court reconvenes for the last open session this week, with KSM and Hawsawi still absent. After military judge Colonel James Pohl establishes that the two voluntarily waived their presence, David Nevi... -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins
On Thursday, December 8th, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on the pretrial hearings conducted in the 9/11 case over the past week. His statement is also ... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 12/6 Session: Please Don’t Discuss That Unclassified Document
Military Judge Colonel James Pohl gavels the military commission back into session, this time without the presence of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Mustafa al Hawsawi. Hawsawi has opted to stay in his cell ... -
What Do We Want In A Secretary of Homeland Security?
With the news, today, that President-Elect Trump has settled on retired Marine General John F. Kelly as his nominee to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, it seems useful to ask... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 12/5 Session: It All Comes Down to the Hemorrhoids
One month later, we’re back at Guantanamo for another week of pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 case. Fidel Castro may have left this vale of tears, but military judge Army Colonel James Pohl is still at it.
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