Appeals court ponders future of war crimes trials

Three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit listened closely, but noncommittally, on Wednesday to a broad constitutional attack on the system of war crimes tribunals now operating at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  The hearing — running more than twice as long as the assigned half-hour — ranged over … Continue reading Appeals court ponders future of war crimes trials