Sentences with phrase «civilian courts»

As with those of similar convictions in civilian courts, the records are supposed to block defendants from buying guns.

Typically, divorces are regarded by the military as private civil matters, to be settled by civilian courts.

But only civilian courts can grant divorce petitions, and the divorce process is generally the same for civilians and Marines.

The media has been banned on security grounds from attending proceedings at four civilian courts set up in a military base in Kainji, Niger state.

Waterboarding, stress positions, extended sleep deprivation, nudity and prolonged solitary confinement have all been deplored by the U.S. State Department when practiced by other countries, by U.S. civilian courts in cases other than those dealing with terrorism, and by respected global humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee for the Red Cross.

Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that his original decision to hold the trial in a New York City civilian court remains «on the table,» despite pressure against that venue from Republicans and New York officials.

A draft of an Executive Order circulating in Washington on Wednesday revealed a plan for, first, a full - scale review of the case of each of the remaining 245 or so prisoners; second, relocation of the prisoners either to the U.S. or to foreign countries with full release for some, and, third, prosecution of some — though not necessarily in regular civilian courts — for terrorist - related crimes.

Should terrorists be tried in civilian courts in Manhattan?

But only civilian courts can grant divorce petitions, and the divorce process is...

It reminds me of the U.S. military wanting to retain the right to prosecute its own sexual assault cases rather than turn them over to civilian courts.

Being a theif is against the law in the civilian courts and military courts.

I think what you mean is that double jeopardy doesn't protect someone who has been convicted of military charges in a military court against prosecution in a civilian court on civilian charges arising from the same acts, not that it doesn't apply at all.

And if the suspect can be prosecuted, we decide whether to try him in a civilian court or a military commission.

Pataki pretty much stuck to the GOP line, criticizing the president for entitling «enemy combatants» to Miranda warnings, enabling them to «lawyer up and not talk about what they know»; and going along with US AG Eric Holder's decision to (so far) hold the KSM trial in a civilian court in NYC.

Eighteen senators, including two Democrats and one Independent, unveiled a bill Tuesday to withhold funding the President requested to try terror suspects in civilian courts.

The five 9/11 terror suspects will not be tried in civilian court in lower Manhattan, as was originally planned.

He sat with bin Laden, his father - in - law, after the September 11 attacks, and was the most senior bin Laden adviser tried in civilian court in the U.S. «He was more than just Osama bin Laden's propaganda minister,» Bharara said after his conviction.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Growing partisan tensions over national security issues exploded Friday as several top Republicans ripped Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

In 2017 the civilian court, as part of the new trial, offered medical exams in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol to look for residual signs of torture to the 21 individuals who remained in detention from the group's 2010 arrests and interrogations; however, Asfari declined to participate.

Nonetheless, even in these cases, commanders have limited authority, in the absence of a civilian court ruling.

So, there would be little benefit to be gained from suspending the writ of habeas corpus in order to allow the use of military tribunals rather than civilian courts to punish civilian participants in a coup.

It can only be suspended by Congress and only when the civilian courts are not functioning due to an invasion or insurrection, within the territory of the United States.

«Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts»: Linda Greenhouse will have this article Friday in The New York Times.