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Senate committee votes to grant military complete control over al Qaeda suspects
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday finally agreed on a controversial detainee provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 that governs the handling and prosecuting of suspected al Qaeda detainees. The provision, whi (More) |
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DOD releases regulations for military commission procedures
The US Department of Defense on Monday released a guidebook detailing the procedures to be followed in military commissions . Changes to procedures introduced by the regulations include a provision that allows the judge in a military trial to appr (More) |
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Guantanamo prisoner can be indefinitely detained despite acquittal: prosecutors
US prosecutors argued Wednesday that even if suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] is acquitted by a military tribunal, the US government has the authority to detain him in Guantanamo Bay until the e (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee files complaint against Lithuania in Europe rights court
Lawyers for a asked Polish prosecutors to investigate his alleged abuse at a secret CIA prison in Poland, where he claims he was the victim of enhanced interrogation techniques. Likewise, in April 2007, the alleged al Qaeda loyalist denied ties to (More) |
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Guantanamo lawyer challenges possibility of indefinite detention despite acquittal
The lawyer for suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] has filed a challenge to the method in which Guantanamo Bay military tribunals are conducted. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Reyes asserts that the Pentag (More) |
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Combatant Immunity and the Death of Anwar al-Awlaqi
JURIST Guest Columnist Morris Davis of Howard University School of Law says the recent killing of Anwar al-Awlaqi highlights the fact that the CIA drone program violates the law of war because it is a civilian institution, lacking combatant immunity. (More) |
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USS Cole bombing suspect to face military tribunal at Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Wednesday officially referred charges against a high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainee who allegedly planned the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that left 17 sailors dead and 37 others injured. Saudi-born former milli (More) |
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Federal judge rules Iraqi national can be tried in Kentucky court
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ruled Tuesday that an Iraqi national can stand trial in US civilian court for terrorism-related crimes. Chief Judge Thomas Russell, in an 11-page opinion, rejected [Courier-Jour (More) |
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Holder: Obama committed to closing Guantanamo
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , despite political opposition. At the European Parliament in Brussels, Holder stated the administration's com (More) |
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Tunisia to seek return of citizens held at Guantanamo prison
Tunisia announced its intention Wednesday to plead for the return of its remaining citizens being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. A Justice Ministry representative, speaking at an awareness conference in Tunis, called for the repatri (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."
