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The Contingency
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Also Faces Civil Charges
Blawgletter just got back from a short trip. You may only guess at our surprise when we learned that high profile lawyers, including Rudolph Guiliani, oppose trying 9/11 planners for mass murder in…
The Right Coast
9/11 Trial Poses Unparalleled Legal Obstacles for Both Sides – NYTimes.com Tom Smith
via www.nytimes.comA puzzling decision and one Obama may regret.More here. I agree it does seem to reflect the it's a crime not an act of war attitude toward 9/11.
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Government to Try Five Guantanamo Detainees in Federal Court
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the government will transfer ten Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. for trial. The government will try five Guantanamo detainees in the regular federal…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Obama Administration making key decisions on how to prosecute key terror suspects
Main November 13, 2009Obama Administration making key decisions on how to prosecute key terror suspects As detailed in this new New York Times piece, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Virginia Gov Kaine denies clemency for DC sniper
Main November 10, 2009Virginia Gov Kaine denies clemency for DC sniperThis CNN report provides the latest news on the high-profil execution due to take place in Virigina tonight: Virginia Gov.…
The Right Coast
It’s possible to be too diverse Tom Smith
You want to exclude America-hating jihadists, for example, from your Army and from your country too, I should think. I also don't understand why we can't acknowledge that there is…
The Right Coast
Echoes of 9/11Mike Rappaport
Well, the story is still developing, but based on reports so far we can glean some insights. Like the 9/11 plot, there was plenty of evidence that Hasan was a…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Shooter Motivated by Islam?
Early reports (always suspect) are that the shooter at the Ft. Hood massacre was motivated at least in part by some sort of Islam fervor. See this post also.…
The Right Coast
Terrorist planner could be out in six Tom Smith
So a we're-not-calling-him-an-enemy-combatant-anymore comes here at the behest of al Qieda and starts researching how to use cyanide in water supplies and the like, but get caught when his credit…
InsureReinsure
Massachusetts May Permit Exclusion Of Terrorism From Commercial Fire Policies
The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services recently held a hearing regarding H.B. 960 (the “Bill”), which would permit commercial fire policyholders to exclude terrorism from their coverage.