The Supreme Court ruled 4-2 in Ziglar v. Abbasi that Muslim men detained in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks cannot sue top US officials, as they are protected by immunity.
Attorneys for Guantánamo detainee Abu Zubaydah filed a lawsuit against the two psychologists who developed the harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA after 9-11.
More than 850 family members of 9-11 victims filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, alleging that the kingdom provided support to al-Qaeda in multiple ways.
Trump has restored the CIA's authority to conduct secret drone strikes, reversing the Obama policy of transfering responsibility to the Pentagon in the interest of greater transparency.
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture urged President Trump not to reinstate "enhanced interrogation" policies, invoking their illegality under the Convention against Torture.
President Barack Obama granted 64 pardons and 209 commutations, including commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who is now set to be released in May.
With a Trump despotism looming, CounterVortex offers its final assessment of Barack Obama's record in addressing the oppressive legacy of the Global War on Terrorism.
Ahead of the 15th anniversary of the first detainees arriving at Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International issued a "final plea" to President Obama to close the facility.
A Syrian ex-Guantánamo detainee in Uruguay ended his hunger strike following an agreement allowing him to resettle in an undisclosed third country and reunite with family.
A US appeals court upheld the conviction of Ali Hamza Bahlul, former personal assistant to Osama bin Laden, finding that conspiracy cases can be tried by military tribunals.
Uruguay's foreign minister urged ex-Guantánamo prisoner Jihad Diyab to call off his hunger strike, stating that Montevideo is attempting to transfer him to another country.
A federal judge ruled that four former high-ranking CIA officials must testify in a lawsuit against two psychologists who designed the Bush-era agency torture program.
