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It’s Time to Admit That the Military Commissions Have Failed
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Summary: D.C. Circuit Vacates Military Judge’s Rulings in Al-Nashiri
On April 16, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted Guantanamo detainee and alleged USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed al-Nashiri’s petition for a writ of mandamus and vacated all o... -
Learning From the Past in Addressing Domestic Terrorism
Recently, Lawfare published a compelling article by leading former national security officials on the similarities between international terrorism and domestic terrorism, and the problems caused when gov... -
Document: New York Prosecutors Charge Man for Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
On Apr. 4, prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York charged Pat Carlineo of New York with threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mn.) in phone calls to her office. The ... -
Documents: Maryland Federal Prosecutors Charge Man Who Plotted ISIS-Inspired Vehicular Attack
On Monday, the Maryland U.S. attorney's office alleged in a motion for detention pending trial that Rondell Henry stole a U-Haul with the intent of ramming the vehicle into crowds of people at National H... -
Document: Justice Department Charges New York Man for False Statements About Firearm Possession
On April 3, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York charged Thomas Alonzo Bolin with making false statements about his possession of firearms to FBI agents in the course of an inv... -
Document: Chelsea Manning Motion for Release Pending Appeal
Chelsea Manning, held in civil detention since her refusal in March to comply with a grand jury subpoena in Virgina federal court, has filed a motion for release pending appeal of her civil contempt char... -
Court of Military Commissions Review Upholds Life Sentence for al-Bahlul
On March 21, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) upheld Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul’s conviction and life sentence for conspiracy to commit war crimes. The court also dismissed Bahl... -
Document: Habeas Petition Challenging Indefinite Detention Under 'Special Circumstances'
The New York Times reports that Adham Amin Hassoun has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his current detention in an immigration facility in Buffalo, New York. Hassoun, a Palestini... -
Documents: Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, arrested in October 2018 in connection with the mailing of 16 pipe bombs to 13 former government officials and prominent Democrats, pleaded guilty on Thursday to 65 felony counts in ... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions During Winter 2019
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Document: Habeas Petition of Guantanamo Detainee Denied
In an opinion signed on Jan. 28 and released in redacted form on Mar. 15, Judge Royce C. Lambeth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from...
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