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'All the Laws But One': Parsing the Military Commissions Bill
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that the overall theme of the "compromise" military commissions bill seems to be the highly-problematic creation of a unique legal regime for a specific g (More) |
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US military hardening Guantanamo facility to protect guards
The US military plans to turn a new medium-security building at Guantanamo Bay into a maximum-security facility and enhance security in its existing structures at the military detention center, according to deputy commander Brig. Gen. Edward A. L (More) |
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CIA concern over interrogations prosecution prompted secret prisons shut-down: FT
US Central Intelligence Agency [official website; JURIST news archive] officers concerned about being prosecuted for illegal interrogation tactics refused to carry out interrogations of terror suspects, contributing to pressure on the Bush administ (More) |
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Federal judge orders Pentagon to disclose names of released, abused Gitmo detainees
A federal judge Wednesday ruled that the Pentagon must release additional documents revealing the names of Guantanamo Bay detainees who have either been released or who have alleged abuse by prison guards or other detainees. The order was made purs (More) |
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'High-value' Guantanamo detainees to face military hearings
The 14 "high-value" terror suspects recently transferred from secret CIA prisons to Guantanamo Bay are expected to face Combatant Status Review Tribunal hearings in the next two to three months, according to Navy Capt. Phil Waddingham, (More) |
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Lawyers for Guantanamo detainee ask US court to compel release from isolation
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Shaker Aamer [Reprieve profile; BBC report], a UK resident held by the US since 2002, filed a motion in federal district court Monday seeking Aamer's release from solitary confinement, arguing that Aamer' (More) |
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US detaining 14,000 in overseas prisons 'beyond reach of established law': AP
About 14,000 people are currently being detained by the US in overseas prisons in uncertain legal circumstances, the Associated Press reported Sunday. Some 13,000 are being held in Iraq. US officials have told the Red Cross that 70 to 90 percent of (More) |
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UK attorney general repeats call for Guantanamo Bay closure on US visit
UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith called on the US Saturday to close down Guantanamo Bay at an International Bar Association event in Chicago. While acknowledging that the September 11 attacks required a response to terrorism, he stressed that (More) |
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Former judges' letter to Congress on habeas for Guantanamo prisoners
Letter to members of Congress from retired federal judges, September 15, 2006 . Read the full text of the letter . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Retired judges urge Congress to retain habeas jurisdiction for Guantanamo detainees
Nine former federal judges sent a letter to Congress on Thursday raising concerns about a provision in the proposed Military Commissions Act of 2006 that, according to the judges, would "strip the federal courts of jurisdiction to test the la (More) |
John Marshall declared federal judicial supremacy over states
On February 20, 1809, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in United States v. Peters that the legal power of the federal judiciary is greater than that of any individual state: "If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the United States, and destroy rights acquired under those judgments, the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery; and the nation is deprived of the means of enforcing its laws by the instrumentality of its own tribunals."
