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Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, No. 10-98 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 731; 131 S.Ct. 2074) (May 31, 2011) (Justice Scalia)
Article • June 13, 2011 • from P&J June, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Preventative Detention
Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, No. 10-98 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 731; 131 S.Ct. 2074) (May 31, 2011) (Justice Scalia) by Here a unanimous Court held that former AG Ashcroft was immune from suit for using the Material Witness Statute as a pretext for detaining suspected terrorists; but four of the …
Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, No. 06-36059 (9th Cir.) (598 F.3d 1129) (March 18, 2010) (Per Curiam)
Article • March 22, 2010 • from P&J March, 2010
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Preventative Detention
Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, No. 06-36059 (9th Cir.) (598 F.3d 1129) (March 18, 2010) (Per Curiam) by In Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, 580 F.3d 949 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2009) (P&J, 08/24/09) (“Al-Kidd I”), the Ninth Circuit dealt a stinging rebuke to the Bush Administration for some of the preventative detention policies …
Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, No. 06-36059 (9th Cir.) (580 F.3d 949) (September 4, 2009) (Judge Milan D. Jr. Smith)
Article • August 1, 2009 • from P&J August, 2009
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Preventative Detention
Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, No. 06-36059 (9th Cir.) (580 F.3d 949) (September 4, 2009) (Judge Milan D. Jr. Smith) by In an unprecedented ruling with potentially huge political and legal consequences, a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit delivered a stinging rebuke to the Bush Administration’s post-9/11 detention policies and ruled …
U.S. v. Awadallah, No. 02-1269 (2nd Cir.) (349 F.3d 42) (November 7, 2003) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)
Article • October 1, 2003 • from P&J October, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
U.S. v. Awadallah, No. 02-1269 (2nd Cir.) (349 F.3d 42) (November 7, 2003) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by Here, reversing two lengthy decisions by Judge Scheindlin, the panel gave its wholesale endorsement to the Government's post-9/11 policy of using the Material Witness Statute to arrest and detain indefinitely grand jury …
In Re: Grand Jury Material Witness Detention, No. 3:03-49-MISC-CR (D.Or.) (271 F.Supp.2d 1266) (April 7, 2003) (Judge Robert E. Jones)
Article • September 1, 2003 • from P&J September, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
In Re: Grand Jury Material Witness Detention, No. 3:03-49-MISC-CR (D.Or.) (271 F.Supp.2d 1266) (April 7, 2003) (Judge Robert E. Jones) by In this brief order, Judge Jones concluded that a grand jury proceeding constitutes a “criminal proceeding” within the meaning of the Material Witness Statute (18 U.S.C. § 3144). Accordingly, …
In Re Application of the U.S. for Material Witness Warrant, No. 01 MISC. 1750(JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (214 F.Supp.2d 356) (August 5, 2002) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff)
Article • September 1, 2002 • from P&J September, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
In Re Application of the U.S. for Material Witness Warrant, No. 01 MISC. 1750(JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (214 F.Supp.2d 356) (August 5, 2002) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff) by Judge Rakoff started his decision in the case by stating: "The issue here presented concerns the extent of the Court's authority to inquire into …
In Re: Application of the U.S. for a Material Witness Warrant (John Doe), No. 01 M 1750 (MBM) (S.D.N.Y.) (213 F.Supp.2d 287) (July 11, 2002) (Judge Michael B. Mukasey)
Article • June 1, 2002 • from P&J June, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
In Re: Application of the U.S. for a Material Witness Warrant (John Doe), No. 01 M 1750 (MBM) (S.D.N.Y.) (213 F.Supp.2d 287) (July 11, 2002) (Judge Michael B. Mukasey) by Two months prior to this decision, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the S.D.N.Y. issued two related decisions in which she attacked …
U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by U.S. v. Awadallah, 202 F.Supp.2d 55 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (Judge Scheindlin) (Case 1) U.S. v. Awadallah, 202 F.Supp.2d 82 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (Judge Scheindlin) (Case 2) We are getting an …
U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by “The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all …
U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 2), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 82) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 2), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 82) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by This is the second of two separate decisions by Judge Scheindlin in which she attacked the Government's use of the material witness statute, in this case suppressing evidence …
Bacon v. U.S., No. 71-1826 (9th Cir.) (449 F.2d 933) (September 30, 1971) (Judge Benjamin Cushing Duniway)
Article • January 1, 1994
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute
Bacon v. U.S., No. 71-1826 (9th Cir.) (449 F.2d 933) (September 30, 1971) (Judge Benjamin Cushing Duniway) by In this case, the U. S. attorney in the state of Washington swore out a material witness complaint alleging that defendant had personal knowledge of matters material to a grand jury investigation …