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Federal court hears opening statements in ex-Guantanamo detainee's civilian trial

October 13, 2010 12:04:49 PM

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday heard opening statements in the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee. An attorney for Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity...

July 14, 2010 08:22:25 AM

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani , ruling that his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was not...

May 11, 2010 10:59:22 AM

A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss criminal charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani , despite his lawyers claims that he had been tortured in prison. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the US...

May 6, 2010 02:09:24 PM

A federal judge ruled Thursday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani must attend the opening of his trial, requiring him to submit to strip searches he claims are traumatic. Judge...

March 1, 2010 01:36:00 PM

Joshua L. Dratel : "The advantages of federal criminal trials over military commissions for terrorist prosecutions are certainly too numerous to list in a few short paragraphs. However,...

January 12, 2010 11:39:00 AM

Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani argued Monday that the charges against their client should be dismissed. Ghailani's lawyers argued before Judge Louis Kaplan of the US District Court...

December 2, 2009 09:38:00 AM

Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him, according to heavily redacted court documents made public Tuesday. Ghailani's lawyers...

November 19, 2009 08:10:00 AM

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani does not have a right to be represented by his military defense lawyers in a civilian...

October 6, 2009 11:09:00 AM

US Attorney General Eric Holder told federal prosecutors in a letter released Monday that the US government will not seek the death penalty for a former Guantanamo detainee now facing a civilian trial. Tanzanian national Ahmed Ghailani...

July 25, 2009 08:43:00 AM

The Obama administration is considering transferring more Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US, according to testimony Friday by US Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Charles Johnson to the the House Armed Services Committee . Some...

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