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Overview of Restrictions on Counsel in the Tsarnaev and 9/11 Cases
From the defense's standpoint, which are more onerous: restrictions on lawyers in civilian terrorism cases or restrictions used in military commissions? Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ... -
Bruce Riedel on the Mumbai Attacks, Five Years Later
My Brookings colleague Bruce Riedel has an essay up on the Brookings web site entitled, "Five Years On, Mumbai Terror Masterminds Still at Large." It opens: Five years ago, the city of Mumbai was atta... -
Whither Hamidullah? Briefs on Bagram Habeas Petition Status Post-Repatriation
The briefing regarding the mootness of the habeas appeal of the now-former Bagram detainee, Hamidullah, is before the D.C. Circuit. Last week the U.S. government informed Hamidullah's attorneys that he h... -
More Filings Re: Hunger-Striker’s Motion to Intervene in Aamer v. Obama
Three updates in Aamer v. Obama, the force-feeding case on appeal to the D.C. Circuit. On November 14, the government filed its opposition to Guantanamo detainee Imad Abdullah Hassan’s motion to interve... -
Bagram Detainees Repatriated to Pakistan, Is Habeas Appeal Moot?
A few weeks ago, Bobby and John reacted to a Washington Post story reporting that seven hundred Afghan detainees at Bagram Air Force Base whom the US transferred to Afghan custody earlier -
This Evening's Vote on NDAA Amendments Regarding GTMO
This evening, the Senate voted on two GTMO-flavored amendments to the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act. One amendment was put forth by Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, and would have (among... -
Government Files Brief in D.C. Circuit Gitmo Detainee Civil Case
The government has filed its brief in Al Laithi v. Rumsfeld and Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld, a case involving the consolidated claims of former Guantanamo detainees against former government officials in thei... -
The First Circuit and the First Amendment
This week’s much-anticipated decision by the First Circuit in Mehanna v. -
The Tarek Mehanna Decision: A Brief Summary
As Ben previewed yesterday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion written by Judge Bruce M. Selya, affirmed the conviction of Tarek Mehanna on a number of terrorism and false statement charge... -
Heel Dragging and Losing Arguments: The Abdullah Briefing
The appellant and appellee briefs in a Guantanamo detainee's habeas-related appeal, Abdullah v. Obama, have been filed with the Court of Appeals for the D.C. -
The Air Goes Out of the Balloon: The Tarek Mehanna Appeal
We will post a full summary of the First Circuit Court of Appeals's decision in the case of Tarek Mehanna soon. -
Bagram: More on Wind-down of Obama's Guantanamo
Bobby drew attention to yesterday's Washington Post article about the Afghan Government's release of hundreds of detainees the U.S.
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