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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Volume:
27
Issue:
2
Abstract:
On December 7, 2010, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates issued an 83-page opinion dismissing a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. government from trying to kill Anwar al-Aulaki, a U.S. citizen and Muslim cleric in hiding overseas. The U.S. has accused him of helping to plan attacks by Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen. Judge Bates found that, while there are important legal issues, some of first impression, Mr. Aulaki’s father, the plaintiff, had no standing...(more)...