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Australian terror suspect to sue for British citizenship
Australian terror suspect David Hicks [BBC profile; advocacy website] has confirmed his plans to sue the United Kingdom government over its disinclination to grant him British citizenship. Hicks was captured in Afghanistan four years ago and is acc (More) |
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Judge orders more contact for lawyers of hunger-striking Gitmo detainees
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike must be notified by the Defense Department before their clients may be force fed against their will, US District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Wednesday. Kessler also ruled that the government (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees contact and medical records ruling [US DC]
Majid Abdulla al-Joudi et al. v. George W. Bush et.al, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Gladys Kessler, October 26, 2005 . Read the full text of the memorandum opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Specter previews confirmation hearing questions for Miers
US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website; JURIST news archive] previewed a range of confirmation questions for controversial US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers Wednesday. In a letter , he told Miers she sho (More) |
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Guantanamo prisoner on hunger strike wants US court to let him starve to death
A Guantanamo detainee on hunger strike has asked for a motion ordering his feeding tube to be removed so that he can starve to death, his lawyers said Tuesday. Kuwaiti Fawzi al-Odah , 28, has been imprisoned without charges at Guantanamo Bay since (More) |
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Former Gitmo detainee arrested in Russian rebel attack
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee was arrested in Russia's Caucasus yesterday after evidence surfaced that he was involved in a rebel attack there last week. Rasul Kudayev was one of seven Russian nationals arrested by US troops in Afghanistan, (More) |
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O'Connor says more clarity necessary in detainee rules
Retiring US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor called for clearer rules regarding prisoner detention and interrogation during a speech at West Point Thursday. O'Connor said the situations at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay reflected (More) |
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Louisiana to lift eviction ban to help Katrina rebuilding effort
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco announced on Thursday that she will not extend an eviction ban, allowing landlords to start making repairs to houses and apartments damaged by Hurricane Katrina . Starting Tuesday, landlords may once again initiat (More) |
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Gitmo doctor denies using feeding tubes to punish striking detainees
Dr. John Edmondson, chief medical officer at Guantanamo Bay , has denied accusations that feeding tubes are being used to punish detainees. In an affidavit filed in federal court, Edmondson stated that only trained doctors and nurses were inserting (More) |
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Time served by Hicks should count toward sentence, Australia says
Australia has disputed suggestions by the US Department of Defense that the four years terror suspect David Hicks has been detained at Guantanamo Bay should not count toward any sentence he receives if convicted. Australian Foreign Minister Alex (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
