JURIST – DOJ cuts off Guantanamo lawyer access after federal court ruling:
A US Department of Justice lawyer has informed lawyers representing some 40 detainees at Guantanamo Bay that they will no longer be able to visit with or send written communications to their clients.
I had always hoped that PACER--which I hear runs a surplus anyway--would trend downward in price as the cost of delivering electronic access decreases. Instead comes the news that the price will rise by 25%, from 8 to 10 cents per page.
Should a court reporter own the copyright on his or her work product, and be able to force everyone to pay for it into the future. "No," says an appeals court, overruling a lower court decision to the contrary.
While the use of secret evidence may be acceptable initially (as part of an investigation or short-term detention while more evidence is gathered), the defense needs access to this evidence. Without it, any trial or legal process is simply unfair.
Access to federal court records gets less free
I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services.
Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile. Post title: DOJ cuts off Guantanamo lawyer access after federal court ruling
Authored by: Kristopher Nelson
Date posted: Sep 23, 2007
Categorized as: constitution • law • news
Tagged with: law
Permalink: http://inpropriapersona.com/doj-cuts-off-guantanamo-lawyer-access-after-federal-court-ruling/
Shortlink: http://wp.me/pxgNP-1M
Alternate URL: /2007/09/doj-cuts-off-guantanamo-lawyer-access.html
RSS Feed
Facebook
Twitter
Google+
