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Judge: US Must Reveal Charges Vs. Gitmo Prisoners

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:15:31 CDT

A federal judge today ordered the US to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay. The Justice Department had been filing unclassified versions of its legal documents under seal, so that they could only...

Judge Demands Speedy Trial for Gitmo Prisoners

Peter Fearon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:51:27 CDT

A federal judge coordinating 200 Guantanamo Bay cases has ordered the Justice Department to set aside all other work to give the detainees their day in court as soon as possible. "The time has come to move these forward," he ruled. A Justice Department attorney asked for eight weeks to...

Judge Throws Out Rumsfeld Torture Suit

Peter Fearon — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:56:31 CDT

Donald Rumsfeld can't be held personally responsible for the alleged mistreatment of prisoners held in overseas military prisons on his watch. Calling the case “lamentable,” U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan nevertheless dismissed a suit against the former defense secretary on behalf of nine former prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.