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John Ryan
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
Many of the most successful plaintiffs’ lawyers in the United States represented defendants be…
August 30, 2022
Legal Consultant Limelight: Brandon Deme
By John Ryan | Legal Consultant Limelights, Litigation Funders
Of all the legal roles served by an entrepreneurial spirit, litigation finance and insurance has to …
August 8, 2022
Critical Suppression Hearing Resumes in Guantanamo’s USS Cole Bombing Case
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Lawyers for the detainee accused of planning the USS Cole bombin…
July 29, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Emile A. Davis
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights
Many of the nation’s leading plaintiffs’ lawyers started on the defense side before find…
June 6, 2022
Architect of CIA Interrogation Program Testifies to Repeated Abuse of USS Cole Suspect
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Former CIA contract psychologist Dr. James Mitchell testif…
May 3, 2022
Sept. 11 Case Loses Lead Lawyer, Makes Progress on Plea Deals
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Normally, a military judge’s decision to release a lead de…
March 25, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini
By Katrina Dewey , John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Cravath Features
The challenge of finding a commonality in the work of Cravath’s litigators is the dizzying arr…
March 22, 2022
U.S. Government Initiates Plea Talks With 9/11 Defendants
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – The prosecution in the Sept. 11 case has entered into plea negot…
March 15, 2022
Déjà vu on Guantanamo Bay as Sept. 11 Case Forced into Another Round of Delays
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – As the new guy in town, Army Brig. Gen. Jackie L. Thompson Jr. m…
March 11, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Jessie Weber
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights
Many young attorneys enter the legal profession out of a passion for social justice, but few make th…
February 15, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Darren Nicholson
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights
One trait common among top trial lawyers is a fascination with a wide array of complex subjects &nda…
February 9, 2022