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Federal judge extends government filing deadline in Guantanamo habeas appeals
The chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted a government motion Friday to extend from August 30 to September 30 its deadline to file the first fifty factual returns in the habeas corpus appeals of more than two (More) |
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Second Circuit rules government must release photos of Iraqi, Afghan prisoners
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that the US Department of Defense must release certain photographs of alleged detainee abuse committed by US soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American Civil Liberties Union (More) |
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APA ban pressures US government to shut down enhanced interrogation program
Stephen Soldz [Director, Center for Research, Evaluation, and Program Development, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis]: "In results released this week, the members of the American Psychological Association overwhelmingly approved a referen (More) |
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Controversial Guantanamo legal advisor reassigned
The Pentagon on Friday announced that US Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann [official profile; JURIST news archive], the controversial legal advisor to the US military commissions at Guantanamo and supervisor of the Office of Military Commissions (More) |
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US psychologist group bars participation in military interrogations
The American Psychological Association (APA) announced Wednesday that it had adopted a measure [petition text; APA press release] prohibiting members from participating in interrogations of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay and other military p (More) |
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Khadr military commission trial delayed until at least November
A US military judge has scheduled the trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] for November 10, but the Canadian citizen's lawyer said Tuesday that the date is likely to be pushed back further. According to a (More) |
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US denies Pakistan delegation access to Guantanamo detainees
The US has denied a Pakistani delegation's request to meet with Pakistani detainees held at the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay , according to a Daily Times report published Sunday. According to the report, the US said that it do (More) |
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US military charges Afghan detainee at Guantanamo with war crimes
US military prosecutors have brought war crimes charges against a detainee at Guantanamo Bay who they allege stored and concealed anti-tank mines in Afghanistan . The detainee, named Obaidullah, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy and providing (More) |
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Pakistan ambassador to US seeks release of nationals from Guantanamo Bay
The Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani , met with US officials on Sunday to discuss the release of six Pakistani citizens currently being held at the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay . Pakistani media outlets, including the (More) |
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Khadr military judge bars Hartmann from legal advisor role
The military judge presiding over the military commission trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday barred US Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann from acting as a legal advisor to the commission in (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.
