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Sentencing Law and Policy
The latest story on Bin Laden’s killing (which justifies a fresh thread)
Main May 3, 2011The latest story on Bin Laden's killing (which justifies a fresh thread)This New York Times update, headlined "White House Corrects Bin Laden Narrative," provides the latest report…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bin Laden was a Pretext for Renewed Anti-Immigrant Policies
My thoughts on Osama bin Laden, 9/11, and immigration policies:From Huffington Post:Addressing the challenge of undocumented immigration was a front-burner issue in the summer 2001. A day before 9/11, Mexico President…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Bin Laden’s Demise: The Civil Procedure Angle
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The Blog of the Legal Times has a good post on whether Bin Laden's death will have any effect on those seeking civil redress from the harms he caused on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Bin Laden’s killing, visions of justice and the death penalty
Main May 2, 2011Bin Laden's killing, visions of justice and the death penaltyUnsurprisingly, today folks seem interested in talking about the topics in the title of this post, so here…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Five ways in which Osama bin Laden changed the immigration landscape By Leslie Berestein Rojas
Five ways in which Osama bin Laden changed the immigration landscape By Leslie Berestein Rojas1) The end of INS2) The Patriot Act 3) The REAL ID Act4) Increased immigrant detention and deportations5)…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
CFP: Terrorism and Criminal Justice
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2011 Elon Law Review Symposium Request for Proposals“TERRORISM’S IMPACT ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE: HOW THE DETECTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAS CHANGED SINCE 9/11”Call for Articles, Essays, and Requests…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Government to Prosecute Alleged Terrorists in Military Tribunals
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Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Monday that the Justice Department would turn the cases of alleged 9/11 conspirators Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al shibh, Ali…
International Law Prof Blog
Guantánamo Bay Military Commission Will Try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, not a Civilian Court
The New York Times has jus announced that the Obama administration has decided to use a military commission at Guantánamo Bay to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed for his alleged role in…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court Denies Habeas for Guantanamo Detainee
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday released a redacted version of Judge Leon's November 2010 opinion denying habeas relief for Guantanamo detainee Obaydullah. Judge Leon today…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Terroristic Threats: N.J.S. 2C:12-3
Terroristic threats is governed by N.J.S. 2C:12-3 in New Jersey and is typically graded as a third degree crime which includes between three (3) and five (5) years in state…