'Torture'-induced statements suppression ruling [US DC]
3:53 PM ET
Saki Bacha v. Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 17, 2009 [ordering the suppression of all out-of-court statements made by Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad that may have been elicited through torture].
Reported in JURIST's Paper Chasehere. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Mohammed Jawad.
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