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Defense seeks to have charges dropped against Guantanamo prisoner
A defense lawyer on Monday sought to have the charges dropped against Guantanamo prisoner Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, arguing that the US is violating international law and the Constitution by prosecuting him for war crimes. The trial for Hadi al Iraqi , (More) |
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US government admits former Guantanamo detainee wrongfully convicted: lawyer
A lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says the US government admitted his conviction was incorrect and did not dispute Hicks' innocence. The US Court of Military Commission Review has not yet ruled on the appeal, but Hicks' lawye (More) |
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US releases Qatari man held as 'enemy combatant'
A Qatari man arrested shortly after the 9/11 attacks and labeled an "enemy combatant" was released and returned to his home nation on Saturday. Ali bin Kahlah al-Marri was held by US authorities for six years and later pleaded guilty to one count o (More) |
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Five Guantanamo detainees released to Estonia, Oman
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced the transfer of five Guantanamo detainees. Four of the men went to Oman and one to Estonia , the first time each nation accepted Guantanamo prisoners for resettlement. Their release is the (More) |
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Unknown Impact of Torture on 9/11 Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist B. Shaw Drake, Georgetown University Law Center, Class of 2015, discusses how the use of torture may be counterproductive to American military efforts...As a Case Management Coordinator at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors (More) |
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Senators propose legislation to halt release, transfers of Guantanamo inmates
A group of US senators on Tuesday proposed legislation that would place a moratorium on the releases or transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. Republican Senators Kelly Ayotte, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Richard Burr touted the new bill (More) |
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Pennsylvania prison officials reach settlement over treatment of mentally ill inmates
Pennsylvania prison officials announced a settlement Tuesday promising specialized treatment for mentally ill inmates. The lawsuit was filed by the Disability Rights Network in March 2013. In an effort to deliver safe and appropriate mental health (More) |
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US to release five Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Kazakhstan
On Wednesday the US Department of Defense said five prisoners at Guantanamo Bay will be released to the Kazakhstan government as part of an effort by the Obama Administration to expedite the closing of the facility . An interagency Guantanamo Revi (More) |
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Debating Guantanamo Bay and Torture
JURIST Guest Columnist Clarence Leatherbury from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law discusses the debate over torture techniques and our nations security... The American public was recently given information about the CIA's torture o (More) |
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Obama to expedite closing of Guantanamo Bay
The Obama Administration announced on Wednesday that it plans to expedite the closing of Guantanamo Bay . Over the next six months the administration plans to transfer 64 detainees. President Obama has been in contact [Washington Post report] with (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."
