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9/11 suspects unlikely to go to trial before end of Bush presidency: officials
Six Guantanamo Bay detainees charged in connection with the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks will probably not be put on trial by the US military before the end of the Bush administration in January 2009, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Offi (More) |
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Guantanamo ex-prosecutor testifies on political influence in commission cases
Top US Department of Defense officials said that there could be no acquittals at Guantanamo Bay military commissions and pressured prosecutors to bring charges against detainees, according to Monday testimony by former Guantanamo Bay chief military (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Hicks gag order expires
A gag order precluding former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks from speaking to the media expired on Sunday, but Hicks is reportedly "not interested at the moment" in speaking publicly about his detention. Hicks had agreed not to speak (More) |
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Australia court relaxes control order restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee Hicks
The Federal Magistrate Court of Australia Tuesday relaxed certain control order restrictions against former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks , permitting him to reside anywhere in the country subject to approval from the Australian Federal Poli (More) |
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Fourth Guantanamo Bay detainee faces military commission charges
The US military has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee with attempted murder and intentionally causing serious bodily harm, the Defense Department said Thursday. Mohammed Jawad , an Afghan national, allegedly threw a grenade at two US soldiers and (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo prisoner David Hicks out of prison, but no freedom in sight
Ross Ray QC [President, Law Council of Australia]: "David Hicks may have been released from prison on 29 December, but he is not a free man. Although it has not been alleged, let alone proven, that Hicks has committed any offence under Australia (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo detainee Hicks wants prison closed: father
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks wants the US to close the Cuba-based detention center, Hicks' father told a rally in Australia Friday. Hicks fears that the remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay will be held indefinitely without char (More) |
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Hicks release statement [Australia]
Statement by David Hicks, December 29, 2008 . Read the full text of the statement. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Hicks released from Australian prison
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks was released from an Australian prison Saturday. In an statement read by his lawyer, Hicks asked the media and public to respect his agreement not to speak on a range of issues before March 30, 2008, a co (More) |
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Australia court imposes control order on ex-Guantanamo detainee Hicks
An Australian judge issued an interim control order Friday, placing restrictions on former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks when he is released from an Australian prison on December 29. Under the terms of the control order, Hicks will not be all (More) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
