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Military commission trial of alleged 9/11 planner to be televised for victims' families
US Army Col. Lawrence Morris, chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo Bay military commissions, has said that the trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] and other Sept. 11 suspects will be broadcast live via closed-circuit t (More) |
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Military defense lawyer appointed for alleged 9/11 mastermind
The US Department of Defense has assigned Navy Captain Prescott Prince [Miami Herald profile, PDF] to defend confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] before a US military commission, the Miami Herald re (More) |
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Law groups to underwrite defense of 'high value' Guantanamo detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers announced in a joint statement Thursday that they have teamed up to provide experienced defense attorneys to defend seven or more specific detainees (More) |
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Executing 9/11 suspects would make them martyrs: Mukasay
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] told an audience in London Friday that he hopes those accused in the 9/11 attacks do not receive the death penalty if found guilty because it would make them martyrs. Mukas (More) |
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ACLU sues for full hearing transcripts for 14 'high-value' Guantanamo detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] Thursday seeking to compel the US government to release unredacted transcripts of military hearings conducted at Guantanamo Bay in early 2007 for 14 "hi (More) |
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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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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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CIA chief confirms use of waterboarding on 3 terror detainees
The CIA has used waterboarding "on only three detainees" since September 11, 2001, CIA Director Michael Hayden told the US Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday. Stipulating that the interrogation technique has not been used by the CIA (More) |
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CIA videotaped terror interrogations, destroyed tapes in 2005: Hayden
CIA Director Michael Hayden sent a memo to CIA employees Thursday saying that the agency videotaped the interrogations of two terror suspects in 2002, but that the tapes were destroyed in 2005 amid concerns that they could be leaked to the public a (More) |
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US Army officer describes Hamdan capture at Guantanamo hearing
A US Army major testified Thursday at a pretrial hearing to determine whether Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] qualifies as an unlawful enemy combatant , describing the circumstances under (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.
