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US military judge upholds request to censor 9/11 conspirators' testimony
The chief US military judge for the Guantanamo Bay 9/11 military commission trial has approved the US government's request for a protective order . The order, made public Wednesday, effectively blocks the public's access to accused 9/11 conspirat (More) |
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Government report: Guantanamo detainees could be safely absorbed by US prisons
US Senator Dianne Feinstein released a report by the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday which asserts that US prisons could safely absorb the 166 detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay military prison in the event the facilit (More) |
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In Cuba: Justice in Gitmo and Across the Fence
JURIST Guest Columnist Kathleen Doty of the American Society of International Law argues that justice has not been best served in Guantanamo Bay military trials... (More) |
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Saudi student sentenced to life for US bomb plot
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas sentenced a former Texas college student from Saudi Arabia to life in prison on Tuesday for trying to make a bomb for use in a jihad. One of Khalid Ali-M Aldawsar's possible targ (More) |
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ACLU urges Obama to close Guantanamo during second term
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called on US President Barack Obama early Wednesday morning to shut down the Guantanamo Bay military prison, even as it congratulated him on his re-election victory. Anthony Romero, executive director of (More) |
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The British Courts Rule on US Detention at Bagram
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that a recent decision by the UK Supreme Court is an important step in the right direction for US detainees who seek "substitute justice" outside of US courts... (More) |
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DOJ may appeal ruling on Guantanamo prisoner access to counsel
The US Depatment of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit opposing a ruling rejecting the government's argument that they should be allowed to set certain rules regarding Guantanam (More) |
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Military judge rules 9/11 accused do not have to attend hearings
Five men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks do not have to attend court proceedings against them, a military judge ruled Monday. Army Col. James Pohl ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, (More) |
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A Legal Duty to Prosecute Torturers
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law argues that the US government's refusal to prosecute those responsible for torture is a hypocritical policy that violates both domestic and international law... (More) |
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US transfers Guantanamo detainee Khadr to Canada
Canadian citizen Omar Khadr was transferred to Canada [Public Safety Canada statement; DOD press release] from Guantanamo Bay early Saturday morning to serve out the rest of his prison sentence under the authority of the Correctional Service of Ca (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."
