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Judge delays 114 habeas cases

From Scotus BlogJudge delays 114 habeas cases Friday, November 21st, 2008 4:23 pm | Lyle Denniston The federal judge coordinating 114 habeas cases, involving some 200 Guantanamo Bay detainees, on Friday lifted temporarily the timelines he had laid down for key filings by one or both sides, effectively delaying most if not all of those cases. The order by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan imposing a stay on seven provisions of his ?case management order? can be found here. The stay will remain in effect, the judge indicated, until he rules on a broad challenge to the procedural framework he has crafted for the cases. The Justice Department wants many of the provisions relaxed or at least modified, or, as an alternative, it wants permission to pursue an immediate appeal to test those provisions in the D...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on November 23, 2008 (boomark / email).