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Briefing on Timeliness Ordered in Hentif v. Obama
Remember the Guantanamo detention case of Hentif v. -
A Statutory Framework for Next-Generation Threats
Several years ago, in a prescient op-ed in the Washington Post, our colleague John Bellinger argued that the September 2001 AUMF was an increasingly poor fit for the evolving threats facing the United St... -
Poland to Drop CIA Black Site Prosecution?
I have posted previously about a criminal investigation in Poland targeting the former head of Poland's intelligence service, based on his alleged cooperation in establishing a CIA black site on Polish t... -
From the FJC: Ex Parte Merryman Document Resources
With Abraham Lincoln back in the news, the Federal Judicial Center has posted a series of neat documents about the suspension of habeas corpus and the Ex Parte Merryman case. Here's a brief history of th... -
Need to Dodge a Drone? Here are 22 Al Qaeda Tips
Yesterday, the AP released an English translation of what appears to be a 2011 Al Qaeda tip sheet. (AP journalists evidently found the document in Timbuktu.) Its author, AQAP senior commander Abdullah ... -
9/11 Case: Defense Lawyers May Visit Detention Facility, Investigate Conditions
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2/14 Hearing #5: Stamps, Mostly
We return from an hour’s break, with some GTMO press refreshed by milkshakes purchased from Fort Meade’s Burger King. A video teleconference with CDR Jennifer Strazza, our next witness, awaits. Some nu... -
2/14 Hearing #4: Photos of Mecca, Book Quotas, and Metal Pens in Book Bindings
Nine minutes past the hour, and the session resumes with some bickering about delays. Recess was supposed to last until 1300, but, alas, we’ve reconvened a bit after that. Judge Pohl wants an explanat... -
2/14 Hearing #3: Valentines Exchanged Between Defense Counsel and Convening Authority
“The commission is called to order,” Judge Pohl says. Back to CDR Walter Ruiz, and his witness: the Convening Authority, with a visage grainy in the video-teleconference monitor (itself piped to us here... -
2/14 Hearing #2: All The Convening Authority’s Men (and Women)
The Convening Authority, Ret. Adm. Bruce MacDonald, is sworn. CDR Walter Ruiz, lawyer for accused Mustafa al-Hawsawi, rises to question him. It will be a quick-ish examination, evidently, as Judge Pohl... -
2/14 Hearing #1: A Complaint from Bin Attash About Attorney-Client Material
Romance is in the air---and waves of the purest judicial authority---as Judge Pohl calls our session to order. The five men accused of planning 9/11 are present in the courtroom, along with lawyers for ... -
2/13 Hearing #6: Scheduling and Three Defendants' Privileged Materials Disappear
Judge Pohl reconvenes, and wonders: does the Defense have any issues that will need addressing tonight? For his part, Ruiz has a question regarding Admiral MacDonald’s testimony at 0900. Has the burden...
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