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“Rahm felt very, very strongly that it was a mistake to prosecute the 9/11 people in the federal courts, and that it was picking an unnecessary fight with the military-commission people,” a source told The New Yorker.
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Mr. Katyal helped lead the legal team that won a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2006 against the Bush administration's plan to hold military-commission trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
White House Lawyer Tapped for Solicitor General Evan Perez 2011
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He directed staff to seize the mail bins of detainees expected to face military-commission trials, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of organizing the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Detainee Legal Mail to Be Reviewed Jess Bravin 2011
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“Rahm felt very, very strongly that it was a mistake to prosecute the 9/11 people in the federal courts, and that it was picking an unnecessary fight with the military-commission people,” a source told The New Yorker.
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The dispute is "symptomatic of the problems" created by military-commission trials, which Congress authorized to prosecute suspected terrorists without affording them rights required by federal courts, Cmdr.
Detainee Legal Mail to Be Reviewed Jess Bravin 2011
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The prison commander at Guantanamo Bay issued new rules allowing prison staff to examine mail between military-commission defendants and their lawyers, renewing a dispute with defense attorneys who say communications with their clients should remain confidential.
Detainee Legal Mail to Be Reviewed Jess Bravin 2011
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His trial will amount to a key test for the Obama administration of the military-commission system.
New Charges in USS Cole Case Julian E. Barnes 2011
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After Mr. Obama announced he would seek to close Guantanamo in January 2009, most of the military-commission cases were put on hold.
New Charges in USS Cole Case Julian E. Barnes 2011
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The prison commander at Guantanamo Bay issued new rules allowing prison staff to examine mail between military-commission defendants and their lawyers.
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David Woods, recently issued an order establishing a team of government contractors to examine correspondence between military-commission suspects and their lawyers.
Treatment of Suspect Is Issue in Cole Trial Jess Bravin 2012
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