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Document: Judge Chutkan Declines to Block Government from Transferring Detainee in Doe v. Mattis
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in Doe v. Mattis on January 23, declining to further enjoin the government from transferring Doe out of U.S. cu... -
Counting Terrorists: The Urgent Need for Comprehensive Data
The Trump administration is trying to turn counterterrorism into an immigration issue. -
Turning a Citizen Military Detainee Over to Another Country: The Valentine/Munaf Issue in Doe v. Mattis
In a prior post, I surveyed the affirmative reasons why a judge might prohibit a transfer of John Doe to Saudi or Iraqi custody. I discussed several possible arguments Doe might make, such as fear of tor... -
Beware the Slippery Slope in the DOJ-DHS Report on Foreign-Born Terrorists
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a joint report, Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the ... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Administrative Matters and Defense Claims of Unjustified Interference
Last week, the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al.—relating to five individuals suspected of being involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks—reconvened for pretrial proceed... -
Should Judge Chutkan Bar Transfer of the U.S. Citizen Enemy Combatant in Iraq?
Should a federal judge bar the U.S. military from transferring to another country a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen whom we have been holding as an enemy combatant in Iraq for the past several months? -
Document: Judge Orders Government Not to Transfer Detainee in Doe v. Mattis
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the D.C. federal district court issued an ordered in Doe v. Mattis on Jan. 18. Chutkan ordered the government not to transfer John Doe until Jan. 23, when the order suggests that t... -
When Does GTMO Detention Authority Expire? A Close Look at a New Habeas Case.
Has the U.S. government’s authority to use military detention under the 2001 authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) quietly expired? So argue a group of eleven Guantanamo detainees in a habea... -
Trump Repeats His Lies About Terrorism, Immigration and Justice Department Data
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security issued a report Tuesday that inspired a presidential tweet: “New report from DOJ & DHS shows that nearly 3 in 4 individuals convicted of terrorism-related... -
A Primer on the Merits Issues in ACLU v. Mattis (the U.S. Citizen Enemy Combatant Case)
As readers are likely aware, there has finally been meaningful movement in the case of “John Doe,” an unnamed U.S. citizen who has been detained by the U.S. military in Iraq as an “enemy combatant” since... -
Document: Doe v. Mattis Memorandum in Opposition to Motion
The U.S. government has filed its response in John Doe and ACLU v. Mattis in response to the habeas filing we posted last week. You can read the full document here: -
Virtual Caliphate Rebooted: The Islamic State’s Evolving Online Strategy
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State’s territorial expansion and burgeoning online presence seemed to rise together. As the group lost territory, however, its online presence evolved. Jade Parker and Charlie...
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