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UK court allowed government one week to seek release of US intelligence [this day at law]
April 22, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 22, 2009, a judge for HM Courts and Tribunals Service stated that he would allow the UK government seven days to request the release of classified information related to the detention of Binyam Mohamed from the US government, or the court would issue the request order itself. Mohamed.... [more]
The Government is Using al Bahlul v. US to Maintain the Political Status Quo [comment]
March 21, 2013 by John Paul Regan
JURIST Guest Columnist Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights argues that even if the government's petition for en banc review of al Bahlul v. US fails, it will nonetheless succeed in maintaining the political status quo of the Obama administration...There are, basically, only two.... [more]
Pentagon prosecutor says review panel should hear 9/11 transparency challenge
March 10, 2013 by Blake Lynch
The Pentagon's war crimes prosecutor has stated that a review panel should hear transparency challenges concerning the September 11 trial. Brigadier General, Mark Martins, who is the prosecutor at Guantanamo also insisted that the public must not hear about treatment of suspected 9/11 conspirators.... [more]
ACLU appeals decision allowing Guantanamo testimony censorship
February 24, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed an appeal in the Guantanamo Bay military tribunal, the US Court of Military Commission Review, to an order granting the government's request to censor testimony. The ACLU is seeking access to testimony from 9/11 defendants relating to.... [more]
Military judge orders stop to 9/11 hearing censoring
February 1, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
A military judge on Thursday ordered the removal of any monitoring system that censors the public broadcast of the 9/11 military commission hearings. The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay Colonel James Pohl noted that only he and the court security officer have the authority to turn on or.... [more]
US military judge denies defense motions in 9/11, USS Cole trials
January 18, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday denied defense motions filed in both the 9/11 military commission trial and the 2000 USS Cole bombing trial. Defense counsel for accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, filed a motion requesting that the court find.... [more]
US military judge restricts unclassified material in 9/11 trial
January 4, 2013 by Peter Snyder
The chief US military judge overseeing the trial of the accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, has ruled that lawyers cannot make public any material involved in the trial, including unclassified documents. The decision by Judge Army Col. James L. Pohl was issued on December.... [more]
US military judge upholds request to censor 9/11 conspirators' testimony
December 12, 2012 by Benjamin Minegar
The chief US military judge for the Guantanamo Bay 9/11 military commission trial has approved the US government's request for a protective order. The order, made public Wednesday, effectively blocks the public's access to accused 9/11 conspirators' testimony regarding the alleged use of ".... [more]
Military Commissions: A Failed Experiment [op-ed]
October 23, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the recent reversal of Salim Hamdan's conviction presents an opportunity to rethink the wisdom of using military commissions to try individuals accused of acts of terrorism...On October 16, 2012, the US.... [more]
Hamdan appeal sent to a full US military commissions review court [this day at law]
September 3, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
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.... [more]
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