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Federal judge denies motion for mistrial in ex-Guantanamo detainee trial
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday denied a defense motion for mistrial in the trial of ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive]. The motion came (More) |
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ACLU calls on AG to investigate Bush for torture
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday published an open letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile, JURIST news archive], urging him to investigate former president George W. Bush for violation of the federal stat (More) |
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Canada government to accept Khadr after one year
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon told the House of Commons Monday that the Harper administration has agreed to accept Guantanamo Bay detainee and convicted terrorist Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] after he ser (More) |
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Khadr sentenced by military jury
A panel of seven senior US military officers on Sunday sentenced Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] to 40 years in prison, but Khadr will serve no more than eight years under the terms of a guilty plea (More) |
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UN children's rights expert urges US not to imprison Khadr
The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict urged the US on Wednesday not to imprison Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. Radhika Coomaraswamy , through a letter sen (More) |
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Poland prosecutors grant terror suspect victim status
Polish prosecutors investigating the secret CIA prison in Poland on Wednesday gave Saudi terror suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile, JURIST news archive] victim status, recognizing the validity of his claims that he was mistreated by inter (More) |
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Khadr pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Former Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials, JURIST news archive] on Monday pleaded guilty to all five charges against him, including conspiracy, murder and aiding the enemy. Under the terms of the agreement, Khadr will serve (More) |
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Federal judge denies Afghan Guantanamo detainee habeas petition
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied the habeas corpus petition of Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Obaidullah . While Obaidullah has denied the charges against him, Judge Richard Leon noted that he has c (More) |
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US military judge postpones Khadr trial while lawyers seek deal
A US military judge postponed the trial of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] Thursday while his lawyers attempted to reach a deal exchanging a guilty plea for leniency. The military proceeding was to r (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainee suing US government over torture allegations
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the US military alleging that he was subjected to torture. Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco, a Syrian national who prefers the surname Janko, filed suit in the US District Court fo (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."
