Len Goodman's Blog
MONDAY JULY 19, 2010
REPRESENTING A GITMO DETAINEE - (AN UPDATE ON THE CASE OF SHAWALI KHAN)
In mid-2007, I took on the representation of an Afghan man named Shawali Khan. Khan had been detained at “gitmo” since February, 2003, without any charges or legal representation...
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TUESDAY APRIL 20, 2010
Who’s Afraid of Lawyers?
There has been a growing outcry over demands from conservative groups like KeepAmericaSafe.com and from Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, for the names of all lawyers working for the Obama administration...
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TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 2010
FOX News: One Year Later: Why is Gitmo Still Open?
One year ago today, President Barack Obama vowed to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center...
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TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 2010
PROMISES, PROMISES: Gitmo Still Open As Obama's Deadline Passes; No New Deadline In Sight
As President Barack Obama neared his self-imposed deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, the Justice Department offices of the terrorist detention task force were bustling - not with lawyers but construction workers tearing apart the walls...
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SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2010
The Washington Post- PROMISES, PROMISES: Gitmo closing deadline missed
As President Barack Obama neared his self-imposed deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, the Justice Department offices of the terrorist detention task force were bustling - not with lawyers but construction workers tearing apart the walls...
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SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2010
Chicago Sun-Times- Plan to close Gitmo now on indefinite hold
As one of his very first acts in the White House, President Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects within a year.
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SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2010
ABC News- PROMISES, PROMISES: Gitmo Closing Deadline Missed
PROMISES, PROMISES: Gitmo still open as Obama's deadline passes; no new deadline in sight
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MONDAY JANUARY 18, 2010
Obama's Torture Policy and Psychologists Role in Torture
Len discusses with CPR how much torture policy has changed under the Obama administration.
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MONDAY DECEMBER 21, 2009
CBS News Radio WBBM: Attorney Len Goodman wonders if his client, Gitmo detainee #899, will ever get a trial
As the speculation swirls about moving accused terrorists to Thomson, Illinois, a Chicago lawyer who is representing one of the detainees at Guantanamo is wondering about the future of his client....
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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16, 2009
Report from Guantanamo: Has President Obama Really Redefined the War on Terror?
Leonard gievs a speech at Vanderbilt Law School about his experiences representing a Guantanamo Bay detainee.
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