Legal Opinion
In Re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashir
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 30, 2016No. 15-1023; Consolidated with 15-5020PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Al-Nashiri is the alleged mastermind of the bombings of the U.S.S. Cole and the French supertanker the M/V Limburg, as well as the attempted bombing of the U.S.S. The Sullivans. Together, the completed attacks killed 18 crew members and injured dozens more. The government charged Al-Nashiri with nine offenses for his role in the attacks' and convened a military commission to try him. His trial, and any subsequent appeals, will be governed by the Military Commissions Act, in which Congress…
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