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Author: Bobby Chesney

10 Nov

A very important development in the Senate today, one that may have profound consequences for the pending habeas litigation involving GTMO detainees. The development concerns an amendment to S.1042 (the '06 Defense Department Authorization bill) offered by Senator Graham. The Amendment is No. 2516, and its text is available here.Consider first section (d)(1) of the amendment, which amends the federal...

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03 Nov

As this is my first post as a guest blogger for Opinio Juris, I'd like to begin by saying thanks to Peggy, Chris, Julian, and Roger for their generosity in inviting me to participate. I really appreciate it, and hope that I can make some useful contributions. Now, on to the topic at hand...

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