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John Ryan
In Final Hearing of 2023, FBI Witness Testifies On Secret Recordings Made of 9/11 Defendants
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – An FBI language analyst testified this week that he made ac…
November 16, 2023
Judge on 9/11 Case Signals Willingness to Rule on Suppression Dispute
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Defense lawyers and prosecutors differed sharply on whether Air Force Col. Matthew McCall could determine the fate of the defendants' confessions prior to his retirement next year.
October 12, 2023
Guantanamo’s ‘Hockey Light’ Takes Center Stage in Resumed 9/11 Proceedings
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Testimony from a key FBI witness was repeatedly interrupted by security measures that halt public proceedings to prevent spills of classified information.
October 7, 2023
With Key FBI Witness, 9/11 Case Returns to Suppression Hearings of Historic Complexity
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Prosecutors on Guantanamo Bay this week called one of the most i…
September 28, 2023
Judge Severs 9/11 Defendant from Case Due to Mental Illness
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
A military has severed one of the five defendants from the 9/11 case after finding him mentally incompetent.
September 21, 2023
Judge Excludes Gitmo Defendant's Confession Because of CIA Torture
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
The USS Cole Bombing ruling will likely have an impact on the 9/11 case, excluding a key defense argument.
August 18, 2023
CIA Abuse Rendered Future Statements Unreliable, Expert Testifies
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
An expert in interrogations testified that the USS Cole bombing suspect’s abuse by the CIA would make his future statements to law enforcement unreliable.
June 16, 2023
Government Witness Testifies to “Free Will” Of USS Cole Suspect in Guantanamo Interrogations
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – A forensic psychiatrist on Thursday testified that a defen…
April 20, 2023
In Black Site Reenactment, Former CIA Psychologist Orders Defense Attorney "Into the Box"
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Dr. Bruce Jessen, who helped develop the CIA's post 9/11 interro…
April 14, 2023
Doctor Testifies to Sexual Trauma of USS Cole Bombing Suspect
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – A medical doctor on Thursday testified to the continuing effects…
February 23, 2023
Lawyers Elicit Competing Views of Hearsay Evidence in USS Cole Bombing Case
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Lawyers in the USS Cole bombing case resumed their high-stakes b…
December 9, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Taj Clayton
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features
Clayton rose from challening life circumstances to the pinnacle of his field, handling high-stakes cases at Kirkland & Ellis.
November 1, 2022
Author Limelight – Guantanamo: Lisa Hajjar on the Lawyers Who Fought Against Torture
By John Ryan | News & Features
Acclaimed sociologist Lisa Hajjar discusses her new book, "The War in Court," about the lawyers who have fought torture in the war on terror.
October 28, 2022
Hopes for Settlement in 9/11 Case Defer Public Hearings More than Two Decades On
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Court sessions for the rest of the year will likely be suspended as the Biden administration reviews plea deals.
October 1, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Reid Martin
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
Many of the most successful plaintiffs’ lawyers in the United States represented defendants be…
August 30, 2022