Haji Bismullah, Haji Mohammad Wali v. Robert M. Gates, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 9, 2009 [ruling that it had no jurisdiction over Guantanamo detainees' petitions for subject-matter review of "enemy combatant" status decisions...

United States of America v. Jeffrey K. Skilling, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, January 6, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion ....

In Re: National Security Agency Telecommunication Records Litigation, US District Court for the Northern District of California, January 5, 2009 [ruling that a lawsuit brought by an Islamic charity alleging it was the subject of illegal wiretaps by the National...

Associated Press v. US Department of Defense, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, January 5, 2009 [ruling that the US Department of Defense may withhold from the Associated Press certain documents relating to detainee abuse at detention facilities...

William Thomas Massie, et al. v. The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, US District Court for the District of Columbia, December 31, 2008 [ruling in favor of three US servicemen suing North Korea for mistreatment they suffered...

John Doe, Inc., John Doe, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, v. Michael B. Mukasey, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, December 15, 2008 [ruling that the nondisclosure requirements contained in national security...

American Sociological Association, et al. v. Michael Chertoff, and Condoleezza Rice, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, December 8, 2008 [ruling that the federal court may review a US consulate decision denying a non-immigrant visa to a controversial...

James H. O'Bryan, Donald E. Poppe, and Michael J. Turner v. Holy See, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, November 24, 2008 [affirming a lower court decision denying in part the Holy See's motion to dismiss on the...

Lakhdar Boumediene, et al., v. George W. Bush, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, November 20, 2008 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in...

Lakhdar Boumediene, et al. v. George W. Bush, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 27, 2008 [ruling that in order to be held as "enemy combatants," detainees must have directly supported hostilities against the United...