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Military concerned for detainees' sanity, records show

Newly released documents show that military personnel watching over at least two American citizens held in U.S. Navy brigs feared that the isolation and austere conditions were threatening detainees' sanity.

Appeals court hears accused 'dirty bomb' case

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Bush administration has the authority to hold accused "dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla indefinitely until the war on terrorism ends.

Federal judge: Charge Padilla or release him

Calling the case a "law enforcement matter, not a military matter," a federal judge in South Carolina has ruled that the U.S. government cannot continue to hold "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla without charging him with a crime.

Hamdi voices innocence, joy about reunion

Saudi citizen Yaser Hamdi, recently released by the United States after being held as an enemy combatant, proclaimed his innocence and said he was happy to be with his family again during an exclusive interview with CNN.

Saudi once held by U.S. returns home

Yaser Hamdi, a Saudi once held by the United States as an "enemy combatant," returned to Saudi Arabia on Monday, a day after his release from the U.S. Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina, his attorney said.

Hamdi looking forward to release

Enemy combatant Yaser Hamdi spoke with his father and said that he is looking forward to his release, his father told CNN Friday.

Slain CIA officer's father discounts Lindh's claims

The father of a CIA officer killed when Taliban prisoners revolted in a U.S.-run prison in December 2001 said he doesn't believe that John Walker Lindh -- dubbed the "American Taliban" -- never fought Americans.

Lindh seeks sentence reduction

Attorneys for John Walker Lindh, who pleaded guilty in July 2002 to a charge of aiding the Taliban, are asking President Bush to reduce his 20-year prison sentence.

Justices reassert role of judicial oversight

Just weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor hinted at the legal challenges that would lie ahead in a new age of terror.

High court hears 'enemy combatant' cases

Government lawyers told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the president has the legal authority to detain and interrogate suspected terrorists indefinitely without charging them regardless of whether they are arrested overseas or in the United States.

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