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Vance v. Rumsfeld, No. 10-1687 (7th Cir.) (701 F.3d 193) (November 7, 2012) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Article • November 26, 2012 • from P&J November, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, U.S. Citizens in Iraq

Vance v. Rumsfeld, No. 10-1687 (7th Cir.) (701 F.3d 193) (November 7, 2012) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by Here a divided Seventh Circuit, sitting en banc, ordered the dismissal of a Bivens damage suit against former Donald Rumsfeld filed by two U.S. citizens seeking damages for their torture by U.S. …

Padilla v. Yoo, No. 09-16478 (9th Cir.) (678 F.3d 748) (May 2, 2012) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)

Article • May 14, 2012 • from P&J May, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Clearly Established Rights

Padilla v. Yoo, No. 09-16478 (9th Cir.) (678 F.3d 748) (May 2, 2012) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher) by Here the Court held that John Yoo, who authored several legal memoranda authorizing coercive interrogation techniques, was entitled to qualified immunity for his actions in a civil rights lawsuit brought by Jose …

Lebron v. Rumsfeld, No. 11-6480 (4th Cir.) (670 F.3d 540) (January 23, 2012) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson)

Article • February 6, 2012 • from P&J February, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Clearly Established Rights

Lebron v. Rumsfeld, No. 11-6480 (4th Cir.) (670 F.3d 540) (January 23, 2012) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson) by Fourth Circuit affirms the dismissal of Jose Padilla’s Bivens action Aaainst Donald Rumsfeld and other defendants arising out of his detention as an “Enemy Combatant” by the Military. In Lebron v. …

Vance v. Rumsfeld, No. 10-1687 (7th Cir.) (653 F.3d 591) (August 8, 2011) (Judge David F. Hamilton)

Article • August 22, 2011 • from P&J August, 2011

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, U.S. Citizens in Iraq

Vance v. Rumsfeld, No. 10-1687 (7th Cir.) (653 F.3d 591) (August 8, 2011) (Judge David F. Hamilton) by Here the Court held that former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld may be sued personally for damages by two U.S. citizens who claimed they were unjustly imprisoned and tortured by the U.S. military …

Doe v. Rumsfeld, No. 1:08-CV-1902 (D.D.C.) (800 F.Supp.2d 94) (August 2, 2011) (Judge James S. Gwin)

Article • August 8, 2011 • from P&J August, 2011

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, U.S. Citizens in Iraq

Doe v. Rumsfeld, No. 1:08-CV-1902 (D.D.C.) (800 F.Supp.2d 94) (August 2, 2011) (Judge James S. Gwin) by Vance v. Rumsfeld, 653 F.3d 591 (7th Cir. Aug. 8, 2011) (Judge David Hamilton) Doe v. Rumsfeld, 800 F.Supp.2d 94 (D.D.C. Aug. 2, 2011) (Judge James Gwin) "All power tends to corrupt and …

Lebron v. Rumsfeld, No. 2:07-410-RMG (D.S.C.) (764 F.Supp.2d 787) (February 17, 2011) (Judge Richard Mark Gergel)

Article • March 7, 2011 • from P&J March, 2011

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Clearly Established Rights

Lebron v. Rumsfeld, No. 2:07-410-RMG (D.S.C.) (764 F.Supp.2d 787) (February 17, 2011) (Judge Richard Mark Gergel) by Here the Court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit brought by Jose Padilla alleging torture and other constitutional violations after concluding that his rights as an enemy combatant were not clearly established at the …

Vance v. Rumsfeld, No. 06 C 6964 (N.D.Ill.) (694 F.Supp.2d 957) (March 5, 2010) (Judge Wayne R. Anderson)

Article • March 22, 2010 • from P&J March, 2010

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Post-Iqbal

Vance v. Rumsfeld, No. 06 C 6964 (N.D.Ill.) (694 F.Supp.2d 957) (March 5, 2010) (Judge Wayne R. Anderson) by Here the Court held that former Sect. of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, was not entitled to dismissal of the lawsuit against him on the grounds of immunity in a civil rights suit …

Saleh v. Titan Corp., No. 08-7008 (D.C. Cir.) (580 F.3d 1) (September 11, 2009) (Judge Laurence H. Silberman)

Article • August 1, 2009 • from P&J August, 2009

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Military Contractors Immunity

Saleh v. Titan Corp., No. 08-7008 (D.C. Cir.) (580 F.3d 1) (September 11, 2009) (Judge Laurence H. Silberman) by In a ruling that is long on judicial activism and short on supporting facts and logic, a divided panel from the D.C. Circuit has thrown out a class action lawsuit by …

American Civil Liberties Union v. Dept. of Defense, No. 06-3140-cv (2nd Cir.) (543 F.3d 59) (September 22, 2008) (Judge John Gleeson)

Article • November 1, 2008 • from P&J November, 2008

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Torture

American Civil Liberties Union v. Dept. of Defense, No. 06-3140-cv (2nd Cir.) (543 F.3d 59) (September 22, 2008) (Judge John Gleeson) by Subsequent Events: According to PACER, on March 12, 2009, the Second Circuit denied a rehearing en banc in this case. However, Congress subsequently passed legislation (Section 565 of …

Ibrahim v. Titan Corporation, No. Civ. No. 04-1248 (JR) (D.D.C.) (556 F.Supp.2d 1) (November 6, 2007) (Judge James Robertson)

Article • October 1, 2007 • from P&J October, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Abu Ghraib Prison

Ibrahim v. Titan Corporation, No. Civ. No. 04-1248 (JR) (D.D.C.) (556 F.Supp.2d 1) (November 6, 2007) (Judge James Robertson) by Even if it was virtually totally ignored by most of the press in the United States, this is an important ruling that could have a huge impact on restraining some …

In Re: Iraq and Afghanistan Detainees Litigation, No. 06-0145 (D.D.C.) (479 F.Supp.2d 85) (March 27, 2007) (Judge Thomas F. Hogan)

Article • March 1, 2007 • from P&J March, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Torture

In Re: Iraq and Afghanistan Detainees Litigation, No. 06-0145 (D.D.C.) (479 F.Supp.2d 85) (March 27, 2007) (Judge Thomas F. Hogan) by In this 58-page decision, Judge Thomas Hogan of the D.D.C. threw out a lawsuit against former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and three officers in the United States …

Rasul v. Rumsfeld, No. Civ. No. 04-1864 (RMU) (D.D.C.) (414 F.Supp.2d 26) (February 6, 2006) (Judge Ricardo M. Urbina)

Article • December 1, 2006 • from P&J December, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Torture

Rasul v. Rumsfeld, No. Civ. No. 04-1864 (RMU) (D.D.C.) (414 F.Supp.2d 26) (February 6, 2006) (Judge Ricardo M. Urbina) by Plaintiffs, former detainees at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, sued defendants, executive and military members of the U.S. government, alleging that they were subjected to various forms …