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Quinta Jurecic is the Managing Editor of Lawfare. She previously served as an editorial writer for the Washington Post and as Lawfare's associate editor.

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Court Unseals Ruling Denying Paracha Petition for Habeas Corpus

Quinta Jurecic   Sat, Apr 4, 2020, 2:01 PM

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a ruling denying Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha's petition for habeas corpus. In the January decision, the court held that the government may detain Paracha on the basis of evidence that he rendered "substantial support" to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, though he was not a member of either. The decision is available here and below.

The Russia Connection

U.S. Moves to Dismiss Case Against Company Linked to IRA Troll Farm

Quinta Jurecic   Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 7:26 PM

The Justice Department has filed a motion to dismiss the criminal charge against Concord Management and Consulting, the company linked to the Internet Research Agency troll farm and indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. "Further proceedings as to Concord, a Russian company with no presence in the United States and no exposure to meaningful punishment in the event of a conviction, promotes neither the interests of justice nor the nation’s security," the motion states.

Campaign 2020

The 2020 Presidential Candidates Stay (Mostly) Quiet on Law Enforcement Independence

Quinta Jurecic, Andrew Kent   Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 1:07 PM

Democratic candidates for president have spent relatively little time discussing Justice Department independence on the campaign trail—in contrast to the first post-Watergate presidential election, when Jimmy Carter made rule-of-law reforms a major campaign issue.

Immigration

Trump Issues New Travel Ban

Quinta Jurecic   Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 5:43 PM

President Trump has issued a new travel ban that restricts entry into the United States from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. This is in addition to the revised travel ban already in effect, which restricts entry from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela and North Korea. The proclamation is available here and below.