Detention & Guantanamo
Summary: Qassim Filings on Habeas Claim
Russell Spivak Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 11:00 AM
Another individual held at Guantanamo Bay has launched a new round of challenges to his detention.
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A Preview of Oral Argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump
Sarah Grant Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 8:00 AM
The D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument on Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi’s latest challenge to his detention at Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday: here’s the current state of the proceedings.
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First Guantanamo Detainee Transfer Under Trump is Delayed
Hilary Hurd Wed, Feb 21, 2018, 12:30 PM
U.S. officials have indicated that the repatriation of Ahmed al-Darbi to his native Saudi Arabia did not take place on Feb. 20 as set forth in his plea agreement.
Detention & Guantanamo
Summary: Resting in Part on President Trump, 11 Guantanamo Detainees Petition for Habeas
Russell Spivak Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 9:00 AM
A summary of the Center for Constitutional Rights’ habeas petition for 11 Guantanamo detainees.
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When Does GTMO Detention Authority Expire? A Close Look at a New Habeas Case.
Robert Chesney Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 8:00 AM
A response to a group of Guantanamo detainees who argue that U.S. government’s authority to use military detention under the 2001 authorization for the use of military force has quietly expired.
Detention & Guantanamo
Movement in a New Guantanamo Habeas Case
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 10:59 AM
Don't look now but the long dormant world of Guantanamo habeas litigation is getting at least a little bit less sleepy.
Last November, a detainee named Guled Hassan Duran, an alum of the CIA's RDI program, filed a new habeas petition.
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The Continuing Need to Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Paul Lewis Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 8:10 AM
If we want to protect the country, we should close the GTMO detention facility.
Detention & Guantanamo
The Trump Administration’s Flawed Guantánamo Narrative
Steve Vladeck Mon, Mar 13, 2017, 4:07 PM
A response to John Bellinger's excellent post on the necessity of closing Guantanamo.
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Guantanamo Redux: Why It was Opened and Why It Should Be Closed (and not Enlarged)
John Bellinger Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 5:01 PM
Having been present at the creation of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in 2001/2002 and having supported its closure in 2009, I want to remind readers why Guantanamo was opened and why I believe it should now be closed.
Detention & Guantanamo
The Airstrike in Yemen that Launched a Trump Tweet
Helen Klein Murillo Wed, Mar 8, 2017, 5:51 PM
Despite the fact that President Trump's tweet yesterday on Guantanamo detainees re-engaging in terrorism was factually inaccurate, the background story of the President’s tweet does appear to be a confirmed case of recidivism.