Topic: Ali al-Marri

US top court dismisses Al-Qaeda case

The US Supreme Court Friday dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by alleged Al-Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri as to whether " enemy combatants" can be held indefinitely on US soil.Marri had been the only "enemy combatant" held on US soil without charge.The ...
High court, granting Obama request, dismisses terror suspect's challenge to military detentionThe Supreme Court bowed out Friday of deciding whether the president has the power to imprison people in the U.S. indefinitely without a trial avoiding a showdown the Obama administration did ...
Attorney releases first photo in 5 years of accused enemy combatant held at Navy brig in SCAn attorney for alleged al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri has released a photo of the accused enemy combatant, the first since he was incarcerated in a ...
Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to dismiss enemy combatant caseThe Obama administration on Wednesday renewed its request that the Supreme Court drop the case of a suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent and not rule on whether a president can indefinitely detain terror suspects in ...
Obama administration won't rule out indefinite detentions for terror suspects captured in USSuspected al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri is now facing criminal charges, but the Obama administration is refusing to rule out the future use of indefinite detention for terrorism suspects picked ...
Obama to order Guantanamo closed, review detainee trials, end harsh interrogationsPresident Barack Obama will begin overhauling U.S. national security policy Thursday with orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, review military trials of terror suspects and end harsh interrogations, two government ...
Federal prosecutors defend administration's right to hold accused enemy combatantA lower court should be able to resolve a challenge to President Bush's authority to detain the only suspected enemy combatant held on U.S. soil, the federal government said in a brief filed ...
By Michael Webster: Investigative Reporter July 17, 2008 11:00 AM PDT The New York Times reports: A federal court has issued two rulings, one favoring President Bush?s indefinite detentions of "enemy combatants," and another granting one of said "enemy combatants" the opportunity ...