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Federal Court Clears Way for Forced Transfer of Gitmo Prisoners

By | 09.09.09 | 8:54 am

In yet another case that questions the power of federal courts to rein in the government’s executive branch, the U.S. Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday issued a mandate that allows the government to send up to 150 Guantanamo detainees to other countries over More…

Obama Signs Potentially Unconstitutional Bill Prohibiting Release of Gitmo Prisoners in U.S.

By | 06.25.09 | 2:52 pm

As expected, yesterday President Obama signed a supplemental appropriations bill that prohibits the release of Guantanamo detainees into the United States, and restricts the president’s ability to release them to other countries without Congressional approval.

The little-noticed provision raises constitutional questions about who has the power More…

Can U.S. Courts Free Innocent Gitmo Prisoners?

By | 04.07.09 | 12:11 pm

In what’s being called the first major challenge of the Obama administration’s detention policy, lawyers on Monday filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Kiyemba v. Obama, in which a Court More…