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Guantanamo detainees accepted by Germany to be held for a year
The government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate announced Monday that the two Guantanamo Bay detainees accepted by Germany earlier this month would be confined for at least a year while undergoing psychological treatment and integration (More) |
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Khadr military lawyer to offer vigorous defense
A US military lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] announced Saturday that he will vigorously defend Khadr at his US military commission trial scheduled to begin next month . Khadr fired his US (More) |
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UK court allows suit seeking to force Iraq torture inquiry
A UK High Court of Justice on Friday allowed a lawsuit to proceed that seeks to force the UK government to hold a public inquiry into torture allegations made following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The suit was brought by 102 Iraqi men who claim they (More) |
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'Torture memo' lawyer denies authorizing some CIA interrogation techniques
Former head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and federal judge Jay Bybee denied approving a number of interrogation techniques used by the CIA, according to testimony released Thursday by the US House Judiciary Committee . Bybee was questione (More) |
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UK court allows ex-Guantanamo detainees' torture suit to continue
The UK High Court announced Wednesday that a lawsuit, filed by former Guantanamo Bay detainees and alleging that the UK government was complicit in their torture, can proceed. The lawsuit, filed by 12 ex-detainees, alleges that British agents took (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee transferred to Yemen
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Odaini was transferred to his homeland of Yemen after a federal court ordered his release [opinion, PDF; JURIST report]. In his ruling ordering Odaini's r (More) |
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss charges against ex-Guantanamo detainee
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive], ruling that his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was not violated. Ghailani's lawyer (More) |
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Khadr tells court he previously rejected plea deal
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Monday appeared at a pre-trial hearing and informed the court that he had previously rejected a plea deal offered by the US government. Under the plea agreement Kha (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty before military tribunal
A Sudanese terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo Bay pleaded guilty on Wednesday before a military judge to charges of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] admi (More) |
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Germany agrees to accept 2 Guantanamo detainees
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced Wednesday that Germany would accept two detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The announcement came after months of negotiations with the Obama administration, which originally (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."
