Obama defends Guantanamo closure plan, urges commitment to rule of law
US President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility while upholding the rule of law by trying some detainees in federal courts and others in modified military commissions...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday heard oral arguments by lawyers for Zacarias Moussaoui , requesting Moussaoui's guilty plea and life sentence be withdrawn and a...
Deborah Colson : "Last Wednesday, a panel of six military officers returned a split verdict in the military commission trial of Salim Hamdan, convicting Mr. Hamdan of material support for terrorism but...
Padilla sent to Colorado 'supermax' prison to serve out terrorism conspiracy sentence
US prison officials said Friday that convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla will serve his approximately 17-year term at a "supermax" federal prison in Colorado. The maximum-security facility located in Florence also holds "Unabomber" Theodore...
Moussaoui lawyers say secrecy rules prevented adequate defense
Zacarias Moussaoui had his rights violated when a federal judge mandated secrecy rules that prevented his lawyers from showing him classified evidence, according to a brief asking for Moussaoui's guilty plea to be overturned....
Moussaoui constitutional rights violated in terror prosecution: lawyers
Lawyers for Zacarias Moussaoui said their client's guilty plea and life prison sentence should be overturned because his constitutional rights were violated, according to court papers released Friday. The 207-page brief filed in the US Court...
Federal judge extends deadline for government report on CIA tape destruction
US District Judge Richard W. Roberts Thursday extended the deadline for the government to comply with an order issued last month requiring it to submit a report to the court by February 14...
Moussaoui prosecutor may have known about CIA interrogation tapes during trial
The federal judge presiding over the trial of 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was seeking information about the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah around the time the CIA destroyed videotapes of the interrogations...
Federal judge orders government response on CIA destruction of interrogation videos
US District Judge Richard W. Roberts on Thursday ordered the government to submit a report to the court by February 14 detailing why the CIA destroyed videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects , whether...
Congress told CIA interrogation videos destroyed against instructions: Hoekstra
John Rizzo, the acting general counsel of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) , said Wednesday that the former head of the clandestine branch of the CIA Jose Rodriguez ordered the destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of...
