IN RE AL-NASHIRI

No. 15-1023 Consolidated with 15-5020.

835 F.3d 110 (2016)

IN RE: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed AL-NASHIRI, Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 30, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michel D. Paradis , Counsel, Office of the Chief Defense Counsel, argued the cause for petitioner-appellant. With him on the briefs was Richard Kammen , Indianapolis, IN. Nancy Hollander entered an appearance.

Somnath Raj Chatterjee , San Francisco, CA, was on the brief for amici curiae Retired Military Admirals and Generals in support of appellant.

Robert Barton was on the brief for amicus curiae Professor David W. Glazier, Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, in support of petitioner-appellant.

David H. Remes and John T. Parry were on the brief for amicus curiae Physicians for Human Rights in support of petitioner.

Eric S. Montalvo , Alexandria, VA, was on the brief for amicus curiae National Institute of Military Justice in support of petitioner.

Joseph F. Palmer , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Matthew M. Collette , Washington, DC, Sonia K. McNeil , Michael Shih , and John F. De Pue , Attorneys, and Steven M. Dunne , Chief, Appellate Unit.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Tatel.


Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Al-Nashiri is the alleged mastermind of the bombings of the U.S.S. Cole and the French supertanker the M/V Limburg, as well as the attempted bombing of the U.S.S. The Sullivans. Together, the completed attacks killed 18 crew members and injured dozens more. The government...

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