Military Judges Dismiss Charges for 2 Detainees
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The rulings, the latest legal setbacks for the governmentâs effort to bring war crimes charges against detainees, could stall the militaryâs prosecutions at GuantÃ¡namo Bay.
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Military judges at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, threw out war crimes charges against an aide to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and against a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier.
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Military trials set up to determine the guilt or innocence of enemy combatants imprisoned at a U.S. military prison in Cuba are unlawful and cannot continue in their current form, a federal judge ruled this afternoon.
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FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. military judge on  Monday rejected a motion to dismiss the case against Army  Specialist Charles Graner, the suspected ringleader of abuses  at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, on grounds he could not get a fair  trial.
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A U.S. military judge rejected an argument that a former driver for Osama bin Laden is a prisoner of war beyond the jurisdiction of a war-crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay and said he can be prosecuted by the court, authorities said Thursday.
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A military judge today dismissed charges against Canadian GuantÃ¡namo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, saying the matter is outside the jurisdiction of the new military tribunal system.
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A US military judge drops charges against a Canadian terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay, citing new laws.
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - In a challenge that could make or break upcoming trials by a special military commission, defense lawyers are moving to dismiss terrorism charges against Osama bin Laden&#39;s chauffeur and an Australian cowboy who joined the
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WASHINGTON -- The decision by US military judges Monday to dismiss the war crimes charges against two detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has reignited a debate over how to try those accused of terrorism, prompting members of Congress to challenge the Bush administration over a legal system they say denies proper rights to detainees and has yet to bring ...
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A federal judge ruled this morning that special military reviews the Pentagon has used to determine the likely guilt of most of the 500 men held at a prison in Guantanamo Bay -- and to justify their continued imprisonment -- are illegal.
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A Guantanamo prisoner who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June lost a legal challenge over his detention on Wednesday when a federal judge dismissed the case, citing an anti-terrorism law recently signed by President George W. Bush.
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The U.S. government is looking at options to appeal a surprise decision by military judges this week to dismiss war crimes charges against two prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. government lawyer said on Thursday.
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A federal judge has ruled that the Bush administration exceeded constitutional authority - and ignored the Geneva Conventions - when it set up military commissions to try terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay.
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A judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against five British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi civilian detainees, but said the court-martial will continue against two other servicemen accused of negligently performing their duties.
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SAN FRANCISCO - A military judge on Wednesday dropped an espionage charge against a Muslim interpreter accused of spying at the camp for terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, all but resolving a case that once carried the potential for the death penalty.    The judge's acceptance of the plea deal in the case of Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi marks the third Guantanamo spy case to fall apart this year, despite vows by Attorney General John Ashcroft and military officials to prosecute the men for jeopardizing the nation's security...
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A judge dismissed charges Wednesday against five British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi civilian detainees but said the court-martial would continue against two other servicemen.
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A military court cleared two soldiers Tuesday over charges connected to the death of an Iraqi hotel worker following a six-month hearing, Britain's first prosecution for war crimes in Iraq.