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1/BREAKING NEWS: In 2016, attorney #StephenGill, legal advisor pro tempore for Al-Nashiri military commission, was arrested at home in MA, flown to VA & detained overnight to testify as witness in GITMO proceeding.
Today, Fed District Judge in MA ruled USGOVT may be liable.
Today, Fed District Judge in MA ruled USGOVT may be liable.
2/We filed lawsuit under Fed Tort Claims Act in 2018. DC Fed Court transferred case to MA. What military officers did in this case should shock the conscience of any reasonable person. And bc of that, our lawsuit survives.
thedailybeast.com/lawyer-arreste…
thedailybeast.com/lawyer-arreste…
3/Judge ruled we filed valid claims for unlawful trespass (for searching Gill's home) & intentional infliction of emotional distress (for using excessive force).
Approx 15 Marshals in full riot gear w/assault rifles & hand-guns drawn & pointed at him despite no threat of danger.
Approx 15 Marshals in full riot gear w/assault rifles & hand-guns drawn & pointed at him despite no threat of danger.
1/Today is 3rd anniversary of extraordinary USGOVT action to forcibly detain by automatic weapons a US civilian lawyer #StephenGill who was nothing more than witness in #GITMO detainee proceedings.
Anyone who believes in rule of law should be outraged.
thedailybeast.com/lawyer-arreste…
Anyone who believes in rule of law should be outraged.
thedailybeast.com/lawyer-arreste…
3/Judge who issued the Order against my client, who is now engaged in federal lawsuit against USGOVT & responsible individuals, had nearly all of his rulings tossed by D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for "intolerable cloud of partiality"
abajournal.com/web/article/dc…
abajournal.com/web/article/dc…
