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DC Circuit to reconsider overturned conviction of al Qaeda media director
April 23, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed Tuesday to an en banc review of its January decision vacating the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, the media secretary of Osama Bin Laden. A three-judge panel ruled in January that the military tribunal....... [more]
Judge raises standard of proof in Wikileaks case
April 11, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday Military Judge Denise Lind ruled the state must prove Pfc. Bradley Manning knowingly helped al Qaeda. Manning has pleaded guilty to several other charges, but is contesting the most serious charge of aiding the enemy. Lind ruled that to meet the standard of.... [more]
Federal judge sets January trial date for Bin Laden's son-in-law
April 10, 2013 by Blake Lynch
Judge Lew Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday that the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, is scheduled for January 7, 2014. Kaplan said the start date would be delayed because of the US budget sequester forcing.... [more]
US transfers full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan
March 25, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The US gave full control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan on Monday, winding down US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sought to regain control of the detention center in efforts to reclaim sovereignty over the country, as the US begins withdrawing troops from the.... [more]
Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to charges of al Qaeda involvement
March 8, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
A son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden pleaded not guilty on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to conspiracy to kill US citizens. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith appeared before Judge Lewis Kaplan, briefly answering questions during his 20-minute arraignment. The indictment.... [more]
Bin Laden's son-in-law captured, to be tried in New York
March 8, 2013 by Sarah Paulsworth
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, has been captured and will be appear in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday to face federal charges. He is accused of plotting to kill Americans. Assistant Attorney General Lisa Monaco said, "The arrest of.... [more]
AG Holder defended US targeted killings policy [this day at law]
March 5, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On March 5, 2012, US Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Obama administration's policy of targeted killings of US citizens abroad who are members of al Qaeda. In his speech at Northwestern University School of Law, Holder stressed that the procedural requirements of Due Process Clause change.... [more]
Dutch court approves extradition of al Qaeda suspect to US
February 26, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Judge Gerard van Ham of The Hague District Court on Tuesday rejected a request to block the extradition of suspected al Qaeda terrorist Sabir Khan to the US. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten gave final approval for Khan's extradition in December after the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled in.... [more]
Federal appeals court hears challenge to indefinite detention law
February 7, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments on Wednesday in a case challenging the US' authority to detain suspected terrorists indefintely. The law would allow authorities to detain certain suspects indefinitely if they are found to have aided al Qaeda, the Taliban or ".... [more]
DOJ drone strike memo publicly released in NBC exclusive
February 5, 2013 by Dan Taglioli
NBC News on Monday released a Department of Justice (DOJ) confidential "white paper" that reveals details of the legal justifications for the Obama administration's unprecedented use of lethal drone strikes against al Qaeda suspects who are US citizens abroad. The 16-page memo explores the legal.... [more]
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