JURIST Guest Columnist Gary Reynolds of the Valparaiso University Law School discusses the shooting in Sutherland Springs and its potential legacy in the landscape of gun control...A common criticism about the gun debate in America is the lack of change...
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Federal appeals court throws out former Guantanamo detainee's torture claim
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday threw out a lawsuit by former Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad claiming he was tortured. The appeals court affirmed the district court in refusing...
Montana campaign finance law challenged by national gun rights group
A national gun rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging Montana's campaign finance law as a violation of free speech. The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) , a Virginia-based organization that wishes to send mailings to...
Military judge rules medical care adequate for USS Cole bomber to stand trial
A US military judge ruled Monday that authorities at the Guantanamo detention center provide adequate medical care to Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the accused ringleader of the USS Cole bombing . The defense claimed...
Federal appeals court overturns two convictions of former al Qaeda media director
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday overturned two out of three convictions of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul , the media secretary of Osama Bin...
US Army Col. James Pohl on Thursday stepped down from the trial of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , who faces terror charges in connection with the al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole ...
Military trial delayed so Guantanamo prisoner may fire his attorney
Colonel James Pohl recessed the first military commission session of the year on Monday because Saudi prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri may want to fire his lawyer. Nashiri faces terror charges in connection with the al Qaeda...
Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainees' challenge to force-feeding
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike. Shaker...
Federal appeals court denies claim by former Guantanamo detainee
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that a lower court was correct in dismissing the claim for damages brought by Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Janko, a former...
Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr said Friday they are appealing a Canadian court ruling that denied his habeas corpus application and held that his placement in a federal penitentiary...