Military Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture
The critical question of whether the prisoner’s 2007 interrogations could be used at his capital trial has shadowed the case for years.
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The critical question of whether the prisoner’s 2007 interrogations could be used at his capital trial has shadowed the case for years.
The new Pentagon chief got a look at Guantánamo Bay’s most infamous inmate in his recent visit to the wartime prison.
After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.
The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base in Cuba.
The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.
Lawyers for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed have said for years that the confession was tainted by torture. Mr. Mohammed has now agreed that portions can be used at his sentencing trial if prosecutors agree to settle his case.
A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.
Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years.
The Bay Area politician, known for her antiwar position and breaking barriers in Congress, just left the House after more than two decades.
Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death penalty trial, moving the question from military to civilian courts.