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Second Circuit Affirms District Court Judgment in Ghailani
Big news out of the Second Circuit today: a three-judge panel has affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Ahmed Ghailani, for his role in the U.S. -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: October 24 Session
Almost-live from Maryland's Fort George G. Meade: a third day of CCTV-broadcasted proceedings in United States v. Mohammed et. al. -
10/23 Motions Session #6: Reconsideration v. Compulsion
The gavel bangs. Argument on AE164 marches forward, with J. Connell III, Ammar al-Baluchi’s attorney, leading the defense’s broadside against the prohibition on defense motions for reconsideration, with... -
10/23 Motions Session #5: On the Reconsideration Bar, and Other Things
Our recess ends; the afternoon’s secrecy-stravaganza resumes. Now loose ends are tied, as defense counsel debate whether AE73-related motions, which were only moments ago submitted for resolution by the... -
10/23 Motions Session #4: Ex Par-Tay
Under discussion this afternoon: secrecy rules. The subject arises first in connection with AE73 D and G, defense bids to clarify or retract, respectively, a prior ruling. This affirmed the government’... -
10/23 Motions Session #3: CAT Wrap-Up
It’s Connell-time. Al-Baluchi’s attorney picks up with argument on AE200, and on the nexus between international law and classification law. (Again, his premise is that the military commission’s protect... -
10/23 Motions Session #2: CAT and Connell
James Connell III argues his client’s position with respect to AE200. That’s the defense’s attempt to have the case thrown out, or the death penalty removed as a punishment option, given an inconsistenc... -
10/23 Motions Session #1: Sounds and Vibrations
Trumpets sound, the flaming gong bangs, and a wave of applause overpowers Smallwood Hall, the CCTV facility at Fort Meade. It is here that we take in the sorta-live broadcast of pretrial proceedings in U... -
Oral Argument Recap: Al Janko v. Gates and the Meaning of "United States"
The fate of the case, Al Janko v. Gates, before the D.C. -
10/22 Motions Session #4: On the CAT, Part Three
The prosecutor Clay Trivett will rebut the defense’s opening argument on AE200---its bid to have the 9/11 charges dismissed, or to have the death penalty removed as a sentencing option, in light of restr... -
10/22 Motions Session #3: On the CAT, Part Two
And … we’re back. Ever briskly, court and counsel discuss a recently reached factual stipulation regarding expected testimony from CDR Jennifer Strazza, whom the defense had sought in connection with se... -
10/22 Session #2: On the CAT, Part One
We thus turn from legal bins to docketed items, and in particular, to AE200: that’s a defense motion to toss out the charge sheet, in light of alleged inconsistencies between a protective order meant to ...
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