JAG CENTRAL

From the NY Times, Judge Rejects Detainees' Request ("A federal judge has sided with the Justice Department in one of the many lawsuits brought on behalf of prisoners asking the courts to prohibit any sudden transfers of detainees from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to other countries. The judge, Reggie B. Walton of Federal District Court, ruled that there was no need for a prohibition, saying that he accepted assertions by government lawyers in a case involving a handful of detainees that there were no plans for sudden transfers. Several judges have ordered the government to notify the lawyers of other detainees before transfers occur. The lawyers say their clients could face torture if sent to other countries.").