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It’s refreshing to find voices of reason in Ben’s, Jack’s, and John’s posts on the Abu Khattala capture.
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This afternoon, Abd Al-Hadi Al-Iraqi will be arraigned before a military commission at Guantanamo.
As per usual, video and audio of the pre-trial proceedings will be zapped, via closed circuit televisio...
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I want to pile on briefly to Jack’s and Ben’s support for prosecuting Ahmed Abu Khattala in federal court for violation of U.S. criminal laws.
I have pointed out for many years that civil liberties grou...
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I agree with Jack that military detention or trial by military commission are likely not available options for Ahmed Abu Khattala. But I'm hung up on a different point: Why are so many conservatives so m...
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Many have criticized the Obama administration’s plans to try the alleged leader of the Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khattala, in civilian court. “Ahmed Abu Khattala should be held at Guantanamo as a potential en...
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I largely agree with Steve Vladeck's excellent post on Judge Richard Posner's decision yesterday in Daoud and Judge Ilana Rovner's concurrence in that decision.
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Paul already flagged yesterday’s Seventh Circuit decision in Daoud, in which the Court of Appeals reversed Judge Coleman’s headline-grabbing order—which had required the government to provide Daoud’s sec...
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We’ll hear reply argument now, on the defense's filings in the AE292 series----which arise because of past FBI interviews of defense team personnel, and which ask the court to abate the proceedings and a...
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James Connell III, Learned Counsel for Ammar Al-Baluchi, begins on a procedural note: the defense’s motion is less about wrongdoing, and more about the path forward. The court must perform an inquiry, th...
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It’s on again. After brief housekeeping, we quickly turn to the substance---and in particular to AE292 and 292T, pleadings jointly filed by the defense, and both asking for a wider inquiry into the gove...
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Our special session convenes. The scene differs a bit from the Guantanamo norm. Defense attorneys and staff are in the courtroom, along with the five 9/11 accused. But, and consistent with the unique n...
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You'll find it here. We'll cover the two-day mini-hearing, which will commence tomorrow at 0900 down at Guantanamo.
The statement opens:
Good evening and Happy Father’s Day. I refer to Father’s Day wit...