Military Commissions
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Defense Teams Assert Conflict in Session Cut Short by Medical Emergency
Sarah Grant Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 9:03 AM
The latest from the trial of the 9/11 accused.
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Military Commissions
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Medical Accommodations and Conspiracy Liability in al-Iraqi
Brenna Gautam, Sarah Grant Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 4:52 PM
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened from Jan. 7–14.
Military Commissions
Document: KSM Petitions the D.C. Circuit for Mandamus
Matthew Kahn Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 2:57 PM
On Tuesday, 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed petitioned the D.C. Circuit for a writ of mandamus, asking that his trial by military commission be halted until the Court of Military Commissions Review appoints a panel to address contested issues in his case. The full document is below.
Military Commissions
9/11 Military Commission Judge Rejects Unlawful Influence Claim
Sarah Grant Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 3:24 PM
The judge in the 9/11 military commission has denied a defense motion to dismiss which alleged that former Defense Secretary James Mattis and the defense department general counsel unlawfully influenced proceedings by firing the military commissions convening authority and his legal adviser.
Military Commissions
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Medical Complications and Voir Dire in Al-Iraqi
Sarah Grant Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 9:22 AM
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened on Nov. 6.
Military Commissions
Last Week at the Military Commissions: A New Judge and Testimony on Unlawful Influence
Brenna Gautam, Julia Solomon-Strauss Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 11:20 AM
The military commissions welcome a new judge to preside over the 9/11 case—and hear testimony from an investigator into why its former convening authority was fired.
Interrogation: CIA Program
What Politics and the Media Still Get Wrong About Abu Zubaydah
Charles R. Church Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 2:38 PM
A member of Abu Zubaydah’s legal team explains his client’s experience in the wake of the debate over torture and Gina Haspel.
Case Coverage: Military Commissions
This Week at the Military Commissions: Majid Khan and the “Cluster Covfefe”
Sarah Grant Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 9:51 AM
The military commission for Majid Shoukat Khan reconvened for a brief afternoon session after over a year of dormancy.
Judge Brett Kavanagh
Kavanaugh and the Military Commissions: Reading the Law “As Written” for an Unpopular Defendant
Peter Margulies Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 3:15 PM
An assessment of Judge Kavanaugh’s record on military commissions should include a fair decision for a Guantanamo detainee.
Podcasts
The National Security Law Podcast: The Road to 10,000
Robert Chesney, Steve Vladeck Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 1:25 PM
We’re back after a one-week layoff! No SCOTUS announcement yet, alas, but we do have this to offer:
1. Doe v. Mattis and the upcoming hearing on the government’s plan to release Doe in Syria
2. The military commissions and the retirement of Judge Spath
3. Over in the civilian court system, Uzair Paracha, convicted back in 2005, just won a motion for a new trial based on newly-discovered evidence (involving CSRT and other statements from GTMO detainees)