Detention & Guantanamo
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.
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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.
Detention & Guantanamo
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.
Detention & Guantanamo
British Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Among Mosul Suicide Bombers
Russell Spivak Fri, Feb 24, 2017, 9:00 AM
Jamal al-Harith, an ISIS fighter who detonated a suicide bomb in Mosul last Sunday, was a British citizen who had been detained in Guantanamo from 2002 through 2004.
Guantanamo
On the Latest Draft of the Trump Administration Guantanamo Detention Executive Order
Robert Chesney Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 11:18 AM
The indispensable Charlie Savage has just posted the latest iteration of the Trump Administration’s planned Executive Order on detention issues, along with an article placing that draft in context (including helpful insights from Jack Goldsmith and Ryan Goodm
Detention & Guantanamo
The Practical Legal Need for an ISIL AUMF
Jack Goldsmith Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 10:59 AM
If Trump brings an ISIL detainee to GTMO, the courts will finally be able to rule on President Obama's extension of the 2001 AUMF to ISIL. That is a legal risk Congress should not want to abide.
Detention & Guantanamo
Trump's Opportunity to Get GTMO Right
William Lietzau, Ryan Vogel Fri, Jan 27, 2017, 10:30 AM
It is time for the new Administration to be thinking about the difficult decisions it has to make regarding current and future wartime detention of enemy fighters. Developing a principled, credible, and sustainable detention policy will require more than simply undoing the policies of the prior administration.
Guantanamo Litigation: District Court
Nashiri's Motion to Preserve SSCI Report
Quinta Jurecic Thu, Jan 5, 2017, 3:37 PM
The original motion by counsel for Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri to have a copy of the Senate Intelligence Committee's interrogation report to held under seal with the D.C. District Court, as well as the government's response and a reply to the government by Nashiri's counsel.
Guantanamo Litigation: District Court
Judge Lamberth Orders SSCI Report Turned Over to the Court
Benjamin Wittes Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 9:37 AM
The other day, Quinta and I noted that counsel for Abd al Rahim Al-Nashiri had asked the court in his habeas case to have a copy of the Senate Intelligence Committee's interrogation report filed under seal with the court.