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Injustice at Guantanamo: Torture Evidence and the Military Commissions Act
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that the rules of evidence governing the recently announced military commission trials of six alleged al Qaeda members, combined with the Bush administration's effor (More) |
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Federal judge extends deadline for government report on CIA tape destruction
US District Judge Richard W. Roberts Thursday extended the deadline for the government to comply with an order [PDF text, JURIST report] issued last month requiring it to submit a report to the court by February 14 detailing why the CIA destroyed v (More) |
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Federal court dismisses lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary over CIA rendition role
The US District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; case materials] against Jeppesen Dataplan Wednesday, ruling in favor of the US government's motion to dismiss on state secret grounds. The US Dep (More) |
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Children as Terrorists: Wrong to Train, Wrong to Charge
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law, former Chief Prosecutor for the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone and a signatory of the recent Paris Declaration on child soldiers, says that not only is it morally and le (More) |
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US to seek death penalty in six 9/11 military commission cases: reports
The Pentagon is expected to announce Monday that military prosecutors will seek the death penalty against six Guantanamo detainees accused of involvement in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to government sources speaking on condition of anonym (More) |
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Al Qosi / al Bahlul Guantanamo charges [US DOD]
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al Qosi and Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul Charge Sheet, US Department of Defense, February 8, 2008 . Read the full text of the al Qosi and al Bahlul charges . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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DOD lays new charges against two more Guantanamo detainees
The US Department of Defense announced Friday that two more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been charged with war crimes. Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul , alleged to be Osama bin Laden's personal assistant and media secretary, is charged wi (More) |
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Hamdan lawyers urge judge to drop military commission charges
Lawyers for Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [Trial Watch profile; DOD materials] argued at a preliminary hearing Thursday that the charges against Hamdan should be dropped because his alleged crimes were not considered violations (More) |
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Guantanamo commander confirms secret camp for 'high-value' detainees
Guantanamo Bay commander US Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby confirmed the existence of a secret camp at the detention facility for alleged al-Qaeda members classified as "high-value detainees" in an interview with AP Wednesday. Buzby said pr (More) |
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DOJ urges judge to dismiss lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary over CIA rendition role
US District Judge James Ware of the US District Court for the Northern District of California heard arguments Tuesday on the government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Jeppesen Dataplan on state secrets grounds. The Justice Department a (More) |
Catholic Church abolishes index of prohibited books
On June 14, 1966, the Roman Catholic Church abolished the Index Librorum Prohibitum (index of prohibited books). The list was first published in 1559 to ban books that the Church considered immoral or contradictory to Church teachings.
Search a database of the Index Librorum Prohibitum.
