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Judge Orders Man Once Labeled "Highest-Value Detainee" Released From Gitmo

Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 13, 2010.

After nine years in captivity, including physical and psychological torture, Mohamedou Ould Salahi has been ordered released by Federal District Judge James Robertson.

Christmas Bomb Plot May Mean No Release For Yemeni Prisoners at Gitmo Anytime Soon

Willam Fisher, IPS News. January 5, 2010.

Legal experts and human rights advocates are pushing back against calls from politicians to halt the planned release of prisoners from Guantanamo to their home country.

Federal Judge Slams U.S. Govt for Ongoing Detention of Alleged Child Soldier at Gitmo

Willam Fisher, IPS News. July 27, 2009.

Calling the case "an outrage," U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle urged the lawyers to "let him out. Send him back to Afghanistan."

News You Might Have Missed: Court Confirms President's Dictatorial Powers

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 22, 2008.

A 5 to 4 ruling in the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri legitimizes the president's right to indefinitely imprison "enemy combatants."