Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri has been held in solitary confinement in a U.S. Navy brig in Charleston, S.C., since June 2003. The Qatar native has been detained since his December 2001 arrest at his home in Peoria, Ill., where he moved with his wife and five children a day before ...

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case to resolve a single question: namely, in habeas proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, must a federal court assess the prejudicial impact of a constitutional error in a state-court criminal trial under the strict "substantial and injurious effect" standard established in Brecht ...

In a significant privilege decision, the D.C. Circuit has taken a strong stand to protect the confidentiality of mental health records. Plaintiff Randolph Koch sued his employer, the Securities and Exchange Commission, for discriminating against him based on age and disability. Among other things, Koch claimed that the SEC’s actions ...

During an FBI investigation into the online activities of one Wyndell Williams, agents monitored a “chat” between Williams and Daniel Voelker, a 35 year old Pennsylvania resident. During that conversation, Voelker briefly exposed the buttocks of his three year-old daughter over a webcam that was connected to his computer.

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Keith Bowles was convicted of murder in 1999 for taking part in the beating of another man; and he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. After exhausting his state appeals, he filed for habeas relief in the Federal district court for the N.D.Ohio, which was denied. Bowles ...