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US military judge postpones Hamdan military commission trial
May 16, 2008
[JURIST] A military judge Friday delayed the military commission trial of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] until July. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected [order, PDF] a bid by Hamdan to postpone the start of his.... [more] 
US convicts Afghan drug trafficker under narco-terrorism program
May 16, 2008
[JURIST] A jury in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] Thursday convicted [DOJ press release] an Afghan national originally held as an enemy combatant on charges of drug distribution and narco-terrorism. Khan Mohammed was charged [grand jury indictment, PDF] in.... [more]
US military detained over 2000 minors as illegal enemy combatants since 2002: report
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] Approximately 2,500 minors under the age of 18 have been detained as illegal enemy combatants by the US military at facilities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay since 2002, according to a US government report [text, DOC; ACLU press release] made public Wednesday by the American.... [more]
US solicitor general announces resignation
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] US Solicitor General Paul Clement [official profile] announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his post, effective June 2. Clement's tenure as Solicitor General has been notable for his Supreme Court advocacy [WP report; case resource center] concerning the Bush Administration's.... [more]
Alleged Sept. 11 plotters scheduled for arraignment
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] Military judge Col. Ralph Kohlmann [JURIST news archive] set June 5 as the tentative date for the arraignment of the five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks [JURIST news archive] in an email to military defense attorneys Wednesday. The group, held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST.... [more]
Legal advisor staying after Guantanamo trial disqualification
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] US Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann [official profile], a top Pentagon legal adviser on the Guantanamo military commission trials, said Wednesday that he will not resign [AP report] despite questions concerning his objectivity. Hartmann serves as legal adviser to Susan J..... [more]
DOD stalling on security clearances for civilian Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
May 14, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense has still not issued security clearances [ACLU press release] to civilian lawyers seeking to participate in the defense of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and other detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, the.... [more]
Pentagon approves death penalty charges for 5 alleged 9/11 conspirators
May 13, 2008
[JURIST] Death penalty charges [JURIST report] against Guantanamo detainees Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four other men allegedly involved in planning the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States have been confirmed by the Convening Authority for the.... [more]
US military drops charges against so-called '20th hijacker'
May 13, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense [official website] has dropped criminal charges against Mohammad al-Qahtani, [JURIST news archive] a Saudi Arabian citizen being held at the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive]. Al-Qahtani was known as the "20th hijacker" for his.... [more]
Top Pentagon legal adviser disqualified from Guantanamo trial: NYT
May 10, 2008
[JURIST] A US military judge has ruled that US Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann [JURIST report], a top Pentagon legal adviser on the Guantanamo military commission trials, is ineligible to participate in the first military commission trial of a detainee because he is too closely.... [more]
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