Alien Tort Statute
Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition in Jawad
Russell Spivak Thu, May 18, 2017, 11:04 AM
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court denied Mohammed Jawad’s petition for certiorari.
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Former Guantanamo Detainee Petitions for Certiorari Seeking Redress for Alleged Torture
Russell Spivak Thu, May 4, 2017, 11:34 AM
In late 2002, Afghan officials arrested Mohammed Jawad and transferred him to American officials. During his six-year stay at Guantanamo, Jawad alleges that he was tortured. Upon being released from federal custody and repatriated to Afghanistan, Jawad sued the government in 2014. Last year on Lawfare, Helen Klein Murillo described the D.C.