Punch and Jurists

Al Maqaleh v. Gates, No. 09-5265 (D.C. Cir.) (605 F.3d 84) (May 21, 2010) (Judge David B. Sentelle) by Here the Court reversed a prior decision by District Judge Bates and held that three detainees who have been held for years without trial at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan …

Al Maqaleh v. Gates, No. 06-1669-cv (D.D.C.) (604 F.Supp.2d 205) (April 2, 2009) (Judge John D. Bates) by In an important ruling dealing with the Government’s ability to detain suspected terrorists in military prisons for extended periods without any court oversight, Judge Bates held in the instant case that at …