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Esmail v. Obama, No. 10-5282 (D.C. Cir.) (639 F.3d 1075) (April 8, 2011) (Per Curiam)

Article • May 2, 2011 • from P&J May, 2011

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

Esmail v. Obama, No. 10-5282 (D.C. Cir.) (639 F.3d 1075) (April 8, 2011) (Per Curiam) by For a commentary on this decision, see "A judge blasts the Court: A senior federal Circuit judge bitterly assails the Supreme Court for its 2008 ruling in a major Guantanamo case, and suggests the …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (446 F.3d 915) (April 17, 2006) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (446 F.3d 915) (April 17, 2006) (Per Curiam) by In U.S. v. Rahmani, 209 F.Supp.2d 1045 (C.D.Cal. 2002) (P&J, 06/17/02), Judge Takasugi of the C.D.Cal. dismissed an indictment filed against seven defendants, which charged them with conspiracy and 58 substantive counts of providing …

Nadarajah v. Gonzales, No. 05-56759 (9th Cir.) (443 F.3d 1069) (March 17, 2006) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas)

Article • February 1, 2006 • from P&J March, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

Nadarajah v. Gonzales, No. 05-56759 (9th Cir.) (443 F.3d 1069) (March 17, 2006) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas) by This case is another chilling example of the rampant nature of executive detention in America. Ahilan Nadarajah, is a 25 year-old citizen of Sri Lanka and a member of that country’s Tamil …

U.S. v. Marzook, No. 03 CR 0978 (N.D.Ill.) (383 F.Supp.2d 1056) (August 22, 2005) (Judge Amy J. St. Eve)

Article • October 1, 2005 • from P&J October, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)

U.S. v. Marzook, No. 03 CR 0978 (N.D.Ill.) (383 F.Supp.2d 1056) (August 22, 2005) (Judge Amy J. St. Eve) by In this case, Judge St. Eve, another recent appointee of President Bush, strongly endorsed the constitutionality of two key provisions of the terrorist designation statutes that were enacted in 1996 …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (426 F.3d 1150) (October 20, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

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U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (426 F.3d 1150) (October 20, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by Reversing a prior ruling by Judge Takasugi of the C.D.Cal., the Court upheld the constitutionality of two key provisions of the terrorist designation statutes, 8 USC § 1189 and 18 USC § …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (412 F.3d 1071) (June 17, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

Article • August 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2004

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U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (412 F.3d 1071) (June 17, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed an indictment charging defendants with knowingly and willfully conspiring to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization in violation …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (392 F.3d 1031) (December 20, 2004) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

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U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (392 F.3d 1031) (December 20, 2004) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by Reversing a lower court decision, the panel upheld a critical provision of the antiterrorism laws that permit the Government to designate organizations as "foreign terrorist organizations" without giving advance notice and an …

U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (381 F.3d 316) (September 8, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004

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U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (381 F.3d 316) (September 8, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by On a separate issue, the Court also upheld the constitutional validity of a key provision of the antiterrorism laws - namely, 18 U.S.C. § 1189(a)(1). Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it …

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 03-6696 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 507; 124 S.Ct. 2633) (June 28, 2004) (Justice O'Connor)

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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 03-6696 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 507; 124 S.Ct. 2633) (June 28, 2004) (Justice O'Connor) by There were, essentially, two issues before the Supreme Court in this case: (a) the legality of the Government’s detention of Yaser Esam Hamdi, an American citizen, on United States soil …

Rumsfeld v. Padilla, No. 03-1027 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 426; 124 S.Ct. 2711) (June 28, 2004) (Justice Rehnquist)

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Rumsfeld v. Padilla, No. 03-1027 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 426; 124 S.Ct. 2711) (June 28, 2004) (Justice Rehnquist) by This decision was perhaps the most surprising of the three companion terrorist detention cases decided by the Supreme Court on June 28, 2004. Jose Padilla is an American citizen who …

U.S. v. Al-Arian, No. 8:03-CR-77-T-30TBM (M.D.Fla.) (308 F.Supp.2d 1322) (March 12, 2004) (Judge James S. Jr. Moody)

Article • May 1, 2004 • from P&J May, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)

U.S. v. Al-Arian, No. 8:03-CR-77-T-30TBM (M.D.Fla.) (308 F.Supp.2d 1322) (March 12, 2004) (Judge James S. Jr. Moody) by Government indicted defendants in a 50 count indictment that included counts for: conspiracy to commit racketeering; conspiracy to commit murder, maim, or injure persons outside the United States; conspiracy to provide material …

Holy Land Foundation v. Ashcroft, No. 02-5307 (D.C. Cir.) (333 F.3d 156) (June 20, 2003) (Judge David B. Sentelle)

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Holy Land Foundation v. Ashcroft, No. 02-5307 (D.C. Cir.) (333 F.3d 156) (June 20, 2003) (Judge David B. Sentelle) by

Holy Land Foundation v. Ashcroft, No. 02-442(GK) (D.D.C.) (219 F.Supp.2d 57) (August 8, 2002) (Judge Gladys Kessler)

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Holy Land Foundation v. Ashcroft, No. 02-442(GK) (D.D.C.) (219 F.Supp.2d 57) (August 8, 2002) (Judge Gladys Kessler) by In this case the plaintiff, Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development ("HLF"), the largest Muslim charitable foundation in the country, brought an action challenging its designation as a terrorist organization and …

U.S. v. Rahmani, No. CR01-209-RMT (C.D.Cal.) (209 F.Supp.2d 1045) (June 21, 2002) (Judge Robert M. Takasugi)

Article • June 1, 2002 • from P&J June, 2002

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U.S. v. Rahmani, No. CR01-209-RMT (C.D.Cal.) (209 F.Supp.2d 1045) (June 21, 2002) (Judge Robert M. Takasugi) by Here the Court dismissed an indictment filed against 7 alleged terrorists, on the grounds that the 1996 law underlying the indictment was unconstitutional on its face since it provided the organization no notice …

U.S. v. Mauro, No. 95-1025 (2nd Cir.) (80 F.3d 73) (April 2, 1996) (Judge J. Edward Lumbard)

Article • May 1, 1996 • from P&J May, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Mauro, No. 95-1025 (2nd Cir.) (80 F.3d 73) (April 2, 1996) (Judge J. Edward Lumbard) by Here the Court concluded that "the terrorist activities of the organization threatens the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States" prong of 8 U.S.C. § 1189 …