Articles tagged with: habeas corpus
From The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC
Interview with Center for Constitutional Rights lawyer Shayana Kadidal regarding recent appellate decision on Bargram detainees’ habeas corpus rights (or lack thereof)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#37286001.
GTMO habeas petition denied on the merits, and another dismissed without prejudice
1. Makhtar Yahia Naji Al Warafi v. Obama (D.D.C. Mar. 24, 2010)
Judge Lamberth yesterday denied habeas relief, on the merits, to GTMO detainee Makhtar …
Judge Roberts has published a detailed, 15-page decision granting in part and denying in part Zahir’s motion for permission to propound various interrogatories in this habeas proceeding.
The opinion contains extended discussion of what facts will …
By JOHN IBBITSON
From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail
Barack Obama is trying to avoid a witch hunt of the previous administration, while still holding it accountable for authorizing the torture of suspected terrorists.
If something must be done, …






