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US formally approves charges against Australian Guantanamo detainee Hicks
The US military on Thursday formally referred the charges against David Hicks [charge sheet, PDF; JURIST report] to a military commission. Under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Manual for Military Commissions (MMC) [DOD materials; JURIS (More) |
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Hicks lawyer suing Australian government for failure to protect
Lawyers for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks are filing a claim Monday in the Federal Court of Australia in an attempt to secure Hicks' release. Hicks' Australian defense team, headed by David McLeod, will charge the governm (More) |
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Hicks military lawyer doubts fair trial before Guantanamo tribunal
The US military lawyer for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks said Saturday that Hicks would spend years in court and could not get a fair trial before a US military commission. In remarks at a rally in Adelaide, US Marine Corps Maj. M (More) |
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No Australian pardon for Guantanamo detainee Hicks: PM Howard
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday asserted that his government will not issue a pardon to Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks if he is convicted by a US military commission. Howard, appearing on ABC's Lateline program, (More) |
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Australia PM to press Cheney for speedy Hicks trial
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday that the Australian government will put more pressure on the US to expedite the trial of Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks when US Vice President Dick Cheney arrives in Australia on Tuesd (More) |
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US releases new details on terror charges against Hicks
Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks gathered intelligence on the US embassy in Kabul and "participated in an advanced al Qaeda course on information collection and surveillance" before being captured in 2001 while fighting with (More) |
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Australia AG confident Hicks will get fair trial at Guantanamo
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock Friday denied contentions by lawyers representing Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks that comments made by the head of the US military prison indicated he would not get a fair trial. US Navy (More) |
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New Hicks military commission charges [US DOD]
Charges against David Hicks under the Military Commissions Act, US Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, February 2, 2007. Read the full text of the charge notice, the charge sheet, and the full charges . Reported in JURIST's Pape (More) |
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Guantanamo lawyers decry new military commission rules
Lawyers for the three recently re-charged Guantanamo detainees renewed their condemnation of new military commission rules [manual, PDF; JURIST report] Thursday, telling the Associated Press that the tight deadlines established by the rules will pr (More) |
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Hicks lawyer says dangerous terrorist label will prevent fair trial at Guantanamo
Comments by the commander of Guantanamo Bay that Australian detainee David Hicks continues to be a dangerous terrorist were cited by one of Hicks' lawyers Thursday as an example of why Hicks will not receive a fair trial. Rear Admiral Harry H (More) |
US House voted to impeach President Clinton
On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.
Read the Articles of Impeachment.
