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US transfers 3 Guantanamo detainees to Georgia
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees had been transferred to the country of Georgia . The transfer was approved by unanimous consent of the Guantanamo Review Task Force, an inter-agency group tha (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee accused in 9/11 attacks
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who had been accused of planning the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Mohamedou Ould Slahi , a Mauritanian who has been in US custody (More) |
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek remand to district court for new trial
Lawyers for seven Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Thursday to remand proceedings from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the US District Court for the District of Columbia . The motion (More) |
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ACLU files habeas petitions on behalf of Bagram detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed habeas corpus petitions on behalf of four detainees held at Bagram Air Base [official website; JURIST news archive] in Afghanistan. The first petition , filed Friday in the US District Court for (More) |
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US can restore legitimacy with federal trials of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay
Eric Montalvo [Partner, Puckett and Faraj, PC]: "The careless approach to the issues surrounding all things Guantanamo Bay is an affront to the Constitution and the credibility of our legal institutions. As the most recent "flip flop" (More) |
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Federal judge upholds continued detention of 2 Yemeni Guantanamo detainees
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the government can continue to hold indefinitely two Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees, even though the men had been cleared for release by the Bush administration t (More) |
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Four Guantanamo detainees transferred to Albania, Spain
Four Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Albania and Spain, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. Three detainees, Tunisia native Aleh Bin Hadi Asasi, Egypt native Sharif Fati Ali al Mishad, and Libya native Abdul R (More) |
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UK rights group suing government over alleged overseas torture policies
UK rights group Reprieve on Tuesday initiated legal action against the UK government for its alleged use of torture policies overseas. Reprieve argues that the government's refusal to make such policies public suggests that the protocol is il (More) |
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Algeria court acquits former Guantanamo detainee
An Algerian criminal court on Sunday acquitted former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mustafa Hemlili of charges of counterfeiting and affiliation to a militant group that is active abroad. Hemlili was released from Guantanamo, along with fellow inmate Hed (More) |
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France high court remands terrorism case against former Guantanamo detainees
The French Court of Cassation on Wednesday reversed an appellate court decision to overturn the convictions of five former Guantanamo Bay detainees, remanding the case to the lower court. A court spokesperson said the case will be heard by a speci (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."
