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Pentagon dismisses charges against 5 Guantanamo detainees
The US Department of Defense announced Tuesday that the Office of Military Commissions Convening Authority has dismissed charges without prejudice against five Guantanamo Bay detainees. Noor Uthman Mohammed, Binyam Mohammed, Sufyiam Barhoumi, Ghas (More) |
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Gates confirms no US closure of Guantanamo under Bush
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed Tuesday that the military prison at Guantanamo Bay would remain open for the duration of President George W. Bush's administration. The New York Times reported earlier in the day quoted unnamed seni (More) |
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Guantanamo Uighur detainee release stay [DC Circuit]
Jamal Kiyemba, Next Friend, et al., v. George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, October 20, 2008 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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DC Circuit extends stay of Uighurs release pending expedited appeal
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Monday issued an order further delaying the release of 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay as it set an expedited schedule for hearing an appeal by the US Department of Just (More) |
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Top UK prosecutor warns against expanded security powers
Outgoing UK Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald warned [Times report] Monday against the expansion of government power in gathering intelligence and prosecuting suspected terrorists. In a speech delivered in London Macdonald speculated th (More) |
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New Pentagon policy for interrogation oversight is an outbreak of common sense
Malcolm Nance : "On Friday the Department of Defense released news of a revision to the 2005 DoD directive regarding the interrogation of prisoners by a wide range of non-DoD agencies and persons. This recent change, promulgated by Deputy Secret (More) |
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US seeking extended sentence for Guantanamo detainee Hamdan
US military and civilian prosecutors have petitioned to have the prison term for Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] reconsidered, arguing that the Guantanamo military commission which heard his case improperly gave him credit f (More) |
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Guantanamo's logistical obstacles frustrate defense counsel and thwart due process
Commander Suzanne Lachelier [CDR, JAGC, US Navy; detailed counsel for Ramzi Binalshibh]: "The ruling against the defense motion for resources highlights, once again, the obstacles defense counsel face in assisting their clients, whether as full- (More) |
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Effort to relocate Guantanamo Uighurs stalling: NYT
An urgent effort by the Bush administration to transfer 17 Guantanamo detainees outside the US has stalled as a result of a bitter interagency dispute, according to a New York Times report on Wednesday. Last week, US District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina (More) |
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US military judge rules detainees not entitled to Internet access for trial defense
The US Department of Defense (DOD) released a ruling Sunday indicating that Guantanamo detainees who represent themselves at trial are not entitled to Internet access and some computer hardware and software to aid in their defense. Military judge C (More) |
Congress passed Roosevelt's New Deal legislation
On June 16, 1935, Congress passed President Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislation to start a recovery program from Great Depression.
Learn more about FDR and the New Deal from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
