A lawyer defending a Guantanamo Bay prisoner said Tuesday he has asked a federal judge to immediately ban the use of restraint chairs and other aggressive methods to force-feed hunger strikers at the detention center, alleging they violate a new U.S. ban on torture.
Doylestown lawyer Chris Serpico has added his name to the list of those hoping to replace State Sen. Joseph Conti, the Republican representing the 10th District.
A lawyer defending a Guantanamo Bay prisoner said Tuesday he has asked a federal judge to immediately ban the use of restraint chairs and other aggressive methods to force-feed hunger strikers at the detention center, alleging they violate a new U.S. ban on torture.
TORONTO (CP) - Two Canadian women who fear they are about to be formally implicated in the brutal killing of an Ontario couple at a Mexican seaside resort will fight "tooth and nail" to avoid being extradited, their lawyer said Tuesday.
A lawyer for an Egyptian man held for a year after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks says the U.S. government has agreed to pay $300,000 to the man, who claims his rights were violated.
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