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Terrorism
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The Right Coast
Funny, she doesn’t look like a dangerous terrorist Tom Smith
More like the star in a low end BDSM movie.
The Right Coast
We could try this on the terrorists, but it would probably violate the Geneva Conventions Tom Smith
OMG. This makes my butt hurt just reading about it.
Media Law Prof Blog
Irish Further Detain Seven Suspected of Plotting To Murder Swedish Cartoonist
Irish authorities are extending the detention of seven persons linked to a plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist, Lars Vilks, who drew pictures offensive to Muslims. The seven have also been…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More opinions on the Lynne Stewart sentencing as Second Circuit deniesen bancreview
Main February 23, 2010More opinions on the Lynne Stewart sentencing as Second Circuit denies en banc review Today the Second Circuit has denied en banc review of its panel decision…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of Terror”
Main February 16, 2010"Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of Terror" The title of this post is the partial title of this timely new piece on SSRN by Lucian Dervan. The…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Times Profiles Fertig, of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
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Adam Liptak in today's NYT profiled Ralph Fertig, the president of the Humanitarian Law Project and the moving force behind Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the case challenging portions of the Anti-Terrorism and…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Mayer on KSM’s Trial
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Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals, wrote an excellent piece in the New Yorker…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
AG Holder Defends Criminal Justice System for Terrorist Suspect
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Attorney General Eric Holder today wrote to Senator Mitch McConnell defending the Justice Department's use of the regular criminal justice system--and not military tribunals--to arrest, detain, charge, and try Umar Farouk…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuit panel reverses “millenium bomber” sentence again
Main February 2, 2010Ninth Circuit panel reverses "millenium bomber" sentence again If one goal of modern terrorists is to tie up our courts with appeals and long opinions, the "millenium…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Terror trials appear headed out of NYC, but to where…?
Main January 30, 2010Terror trials appear headed out of NYC, but to where...? I was hoping that a fringe benefit of being a visiting professor at Fordham Law School this…