DC Circuit to reconsider overturned conviction of al Qaeda media director
April 23, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed Tuesday to an en banc review of its January decision vacating the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, the media secretary of Osama Bin Laden. A three-judge panel ruled in January that the military tribunal....... [more] 
Federal judge sets January trial date for Bin Laden's son-in-law
April 10, 2013
Judge Lew Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday that the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, is scheduled for January 7, 2014. Kaplan said the start date would be delayed because of the US budget sequester forcing lawyers....... [more]
Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to charges of al Qaeda involvement
March 8, 2013
A son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden pleaded not guilty on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to conspiracy to kill US citizens. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith appeared before Judge Lewis Kaplan, briefly answering questions during his 20-minute arraignment. The indictment alleges....... [more]
Bin Laden's son-in-law captured, to be tried in New York
March 8, 2013
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, has been captured and will be appear in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday to face federal charges. He is accused of plotting to kill Americans. Assistant Attorney General Lisa Monaco said, "The arrest of Ab....... [more]
US appeals court vacates conviction of al Qaeda media director
January 26, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday vacated the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, the media secretary of Osama bin Laden. The DC Circuit ruled that the military tribunal that convicted Al Bahlul of conspiracy in 2007 erred because a Guan....... [more]
Federal appeals court hears arguments on release of bin Laden photos
January 10, 2013
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to release photos of the body of former al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. The judges appeared unswayed by arguments made by conservative government watchdog group Judicial Watch (J....... [more]
DOJ asks DC Circuit to reverse terrorism conviction of al Qaeda media director
January 10, 2013
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to reverse the terrorism conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, the media secretary of Osama bin Laden, because the court is bound by its decision last October to dismiss the case against bin....... [more]
Federal appeals court vacates Hamdan conviction
October 16, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday vacated the conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver. Hamdan was convicted of conspiracy and material support for terrorism under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. At issue in the case was whether....... [more]
Hamdan appeal sent to a full US military commissions review court
September 3, 2012
On September 3, 2010, the US Court of Military Commission Review announced that it would hear the appeal of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the former driver of Osama Bin Laden. In August 2008, Hamdan was convicted of providing material support for terrorism and sentenced to 66 months in prison. Hamdan was rele....... [more]
Federal appeals court upholds life sentence of convicted al Qaeda terrorist
August 24, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld the life sentence imposed on a former Osama bin Laden aide after he stabbed a prison guard in the eye in 2000. Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, 54, is a Sudanese-born Iraqi who at the time of the stabbing was awaiting trial for an al Qaeda conspir....... [more]
Group files lawsuit seeking information about Bin Laden burial at sea
July 27, 2012
A government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced on Thursday that they had filed a lawsuit seeking information about the funeral arrangements made for al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. The US Navy reported last year that Bin Laden was buried at sea in accordance with Muslim tradition within 24....... [more]
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