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Hamdan not entitled to Fifth Amendment protections: military judge
July 22, 2008
[JURIST] Navy Capt. Keith Allred, the judge presiding over the military commission trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], ruled [text, PDF] Monday that Hamdan is not entitled to the protection against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution.... [more] 
Federal judge refuses to delay Hamdan trial
July 18, 2008
[JURIST] A US district court judge on Thursday rejected a bid [PDF text] to stay the trial of Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], ruling that a civilian court should refrain from review until the military commission had issued a "final judgment." Hamdan'.... [more]
US military court rules racist online speech protected by First Amendment
July 17, 2008
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces [official website] Tuesday ruled [PDF text] that racist comments made online by a US Army soldier were protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The court confirmed that the free speech rights of military personnel were more.... [more]
US Navy judge denies Hamdan motion to dismiss
July 17, 2008
[JURIST] A military judge has denied [ruling, PDF] a motion to dismiss by Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], holding that the military commission assigned to his trial has the appropriate jurisdiction to hear the case. Hamdan's lawyers moved for.... [more]
US delaying payment to Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
July 9, 2008
[JURIST] The US government is preventing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] from paying lawyers defending Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects on trial before US military commissions [JURIST news archive], ACLU director Anthony Romero said Tuesday. Lawyers for the group's.... [more]
US military judge sets trial date for Khadr terrorism trial
June 19, 2008
[JURIST] A US military judge at Guantanamo Bay Thursday set October 8 as the date for the military commission trial of Canadian-born Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. Khadr's military defense lawyer Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler said that judge Col. Patrick Parrish, who replaced.... [more]
Khadr hearing going ahead after Supreme Court ruling: US military judge
June 14, 2008
[JURIST] A US military commission pre-trial hearing for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] will go ahead Wednesday as planned notwithstanding Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on detainee habeas rights [JURIST report], military judge Col. Patrick Parrish.... [more]
Pentagon to double number of Guantanamo lawyers
June 9, 2008
[JURIST] The Pentagon has said that an additional 108 military lawyers and paralegals will be assigned to work on the cases of prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive], twice the current number. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann [JURIST news archive], legal advisor to the.... [more]
Alleged 9/11 plotters arraigned before Guantanamo military commission
June 5, 2008
[JURIST] Five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks [JURIST news archive] were arraigned before a military court at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] Thursday. The group includes the alleged lead planner of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], who.... [more]
US military tribunal best venue for terror cases: AG Mukasey
June 5, 2008
[JURIST] Terror suspects should be tried in military commissions, not federal courts, US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] said in a Wednesday speech to judges at the 2008 DC Circuit Judicial Conference [conference program, PDF]. Mukasey said that sending.... [more]
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