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Federal judge refuses to delay Hamdan trial
A US district court judge on Thursday rejected a bid to stay the trial of Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], ruling that a civilian court should refrain from review until the military commission had iss (More) |
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US Navy judge denies Hamdan motion to dismiss
A military judge has denied a motion to dismiss by Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], holding that the military commission assigned to his trial has the appropriate jurisdiction to hear the case. H (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds indefinite detention of US enemy combatants
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a per curiam opinion Tuesday, finding by a vote of 5-4 that if the government's allegations against Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri [NYT profile; Brennan Center case materials] (More) |
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US Justice Department calls for Hamdan trial to begin on schedule
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday asked a judge at the US District Court for the District of Columbia to deny a motion by Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] to stay his trial, now scheduled t (More) |
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Khadr Guantanamo interrogation video released
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] released an excerpt [video; transcript] Tuesday of a 2003 interrogation of Khadr conducted by Canadian officials, marking the first time Guantanamo interrogatio (More) |
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China executes two Uighur Muslims for alleged terror links
China executed two members of the Chinese Uighur Muslim ethnic minority last week, according to a report from US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) . According to the report , the two Uighurs, Mukhtar Setiwalki and Abduweli Imin, were executed after a pu (More) |
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Canada PM criticized for not intervening in Khadr case
Human rights groups and defense lawyers have criticized the refusal of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to interfere with US proceedings against Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] in light of document (More) |
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US reports release of thousands of Iraq detainees this year
The US and coalition forces have released more than 9,000 detainees in Iraq already this year, more than were released in all of 2007, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) . The MNF-I reported that 9,0 (More) |
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New documents show Canada knew of Khadr mistreatment
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] released documents Wednesday indicating that the Canadian government knew he had been mistreated at the detention center before agents questioned him in 2004. (More) |
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Federal judge calls for speedy Guantanamo habeas appeals
The chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia said Tuesday that the US government should make detention appeals by Guantanamo detainees a top priority, and devote all necessary resources to ensuring that the appeals reach t (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.
