* United States v. Monzer Al Kassar, et al. (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2008) Judge Rakoff has rejected an array of arguments seeking dismissal of an indictment charging three defendants with a conspiracy to provide arms (including SAMs) to the FARC. Among other things, the opinion: – rejects an outrageous government conduct challenge based on the… Continue reading United States v. Al Kassar (S.D.N.Y.)
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uighur detainees ordered released into US; forthcoming scholarship
1. Judge Urbina gives government until Friday to release Uighur detainees at GTMO into the US Judge Urbina today ordered the government to release into the U.S. a group of Uighur detainees held at GTMO. The government no longer categorizes the men as enemy combatants, but will not repatriate the men to China out of… Continue reading uighur detainees ordered released into US; forthcoming scholarship
The Rule of Law and the War on Terror: The Professional Responsibilities of Executive Branch Lawyers in the Wake of 9/11
What are the professional responsibilities of lawyers who provide legal advice to the executive branch, particularly in times of crisis? Who, exactly, is their client? Do professional responsibility standards shed any light on the circumstances that faced executive branch lawyers in the months following 9/11? What can we learn from the experience of those lawyers about competing principles of professional responsibility?