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UN rights experts urge civilian trials for 9/11 suspects
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to hold civilian trials for accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . Scheinin called the military commissions (More) |
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ACLU urges Obama to try 9/11 suspects in civilian court
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a full-page advertisement in the New York Times on Sunday, imploring President Barack Obama to fulfill his pledge to try suspected 9/11 terrorists in federal courts. The ad, which features a seri (More) |
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Lawmakers introduce bill requiring military interrogation of suspected terrorists
US lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would require the military interrogation and trial of those taken into US custody who are suspected of links to terrorism. The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 was (More) |
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White House revives military commission option for 9/11 trials: reports
White House advisers are considering recommending that accused 9/11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] be tried in a military court rather than through the civilian criminal justice system, according to Friday r (More) |
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Holder praises role of civilian courts in obtaining guilty plea from terror suspect
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday praised the role of the civilian criminal justice system in obtaining a guilty plea from suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi. Zazi pleaded guilty [press release; JURIST report] on Monday to three criminal (More) |
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Holder 'flexible' on trying 9/11 suspects in civilian or military courts
US Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview with the New York Times Sunday that he hopes to hold a civilian trial for accused 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], but that a military tribunal must be (More) |
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Holder not ruling out military trial for accused 9/11 conspirators
US Attorney General Eric Holder refused to rule out a military commission for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], in an interview with the Washington Post published Friday. Holder said that more i (More) |
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Obama still considering NYC trial for 9/11 suspects
US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview with CBS News that he hasn't ruled out a civilian trial in New York City for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . However, Obama stressed that he was considering the logistic (More) |
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed likely to be executed after trial: White House
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said during an interview Sunday on CNN's State of the Union that upon being tried and convicted, alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] would likely be execute (More) |
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Obama may move 9/11 trials out of New York City
The White House is considering moving the trials of alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other high-profile terror suspects out of New York City, a senior official said Friday. Although the deputy press secretary reaffirmed earlier (More) |
Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812
On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812.
Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America. Learn more about the Treaty of Ghent from American, British and indigenous perspectives.
