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NEWS ABOUT: Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights stories: 3 news summaries

 Interpreter Shortage
 Signals Gitmo Gridlock

Lawyers struggle to find interpreters for cascade of cases

Aug 20, 08 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of cases filed by Guantanamo prisoners will be delayed by a shortage of qualified interpreters, reports the Washington Post. Lawyers are swamped with work since the Supreme Court ruled that terror suspects have the right to seek release in federal court—and they desperately need translators. Interpreters who can... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Department of Defense • interpreters • Center for Constitutional Rights • US Supreme Court • detainees • Judge Royce C. Lamberth

 Judge Demands
 Speedy Trial for
 Gitmo Prisoners 

After 7 years, it's 'time to move cases forward'

Jul 9, 08 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge coordinating 200 Guantanamo Bay cases has ordered the Justice Department to set aside all other work to give the detainees their day in court as soon as possible. "The time has come to move these forward," he ruled. A Justice Department attorney asked for eight... More »

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Department of Justice • Judge Thomas Hogan • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Center for Constitutional Rights • US Supreme Court

  Critics Force US to Review Terror Tribunal Findings

Hundreds of inmates cases to be reviewed

Oct 12, 07 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facing mounting criticism of the justice system at Guantanamo Bay, US authorities will review hundreds of cases against inmates detained there. Officials have begun seeking new evidence or overlooked information because the  tribunal process which classified the inmates as enemy combatants has come under fire. The reviews could lead to... More »

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Taliban • jihad • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • Combatant Status Review Tribunal • Capt. Theodore Fessel Jr. • Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham • CSRTs • Adm. Mark H. Buzby • Center for Constitutional Rights • al-Qaeda

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