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Hedges v. Obama: Defining 'Covered Persons' Under the NDAA
JURIST Guest Columnist Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School says that the government's unwillingness to clearly define which activities would make someone a 'covered person' under section 1021 of the NDAA likely resulted in a US District Court ru (More) |
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Second Circuit allows CIA to withhold interrogation documents
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ruled that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) do not have to release records pertaining to CIA detention and interrogation programs for prisoners in U (More) |
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ACLU seeks access to 9/11 trial testimony
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a motion in the Guantanamo Bay military court seeking access to hear what methods the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used when interrogating the five alleged 9/11 conspirators. The (More) |
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IACHR Guantanamo Case a Hallmark for Human Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist J. Wells Dixon, Senior Staff Attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, and attorney for Guantanamo detainee Djamel Ameziane, says that the IACHR's acceptance of his case is instrumental in promoting US responsibility f (More) |
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees released to El Salvador
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that two Uighur detainees were released from the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to El Salvador, where they have chosen to resettle. They are being released pursuant to a 2008 order by t (More) |
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Khadr requests transfer to Canada
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday sent an application to the Canadian government requesting a transfer to his home state from the US military detention facility. In 2010 Khadr (More) |
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Libya military commander sues UK foreign secretary for alleged illegal rendition
A Libyan military commander filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against former UK Justice Minister Jack Straw alleging that the minister was instrumental in his illegal rendition to Libya, where he was tortured under the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Abdel Hak (More) |
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Arizona prison conditions violate international human rights law: AI
Solitary confinement conditions in Arizona's maximum security prisons violate international human rights law, according to a report published Monday by Amnesty International (AI) . The report describes isolation conditions in maximum security priso (More) |
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Poland ex-intelligence head faces charges for involvement in secret CIA prison
The former head of the Polish Intelligence Agency may face charges for his assistance of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in operating a secret prison in Poland. Zbigniew Siemiatkowski told a Polish newspaper on Tuesday that he could face (More) |
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Five Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer
Five detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility agreed to be transferred to Qatar, a spokesperson for Afghan President Hamid Karzai [official profile; JURIST news archive] announced Saturday. The detainees, who are associated with the Tali (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."
