Senator Patrick Leahy is defending a decision by the Obama Administration to bring five alleged terrorists to the U.S. for trial in the federal court system.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with lawyers David Sleigh and Robert Gensburg about  the impact of court rulings on the Guantanamo Bay detainees they represent.

Two Vermont lawyers who represent detainees at Guantanamo weigh in on the impact of Obama administration decisions on their clients' cases.

The Senate has passed a $91 billion war spending bill that would fund stepped-up military operations in Afghanistan but deny President Barack Obama money to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders also say they could support relocating some of the suspected terrorists to maximum security prisons in the U.S.

A Vermont lawyer who's representing a terror suspect held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center says he's eager to learn the details of President Barack Obama's new policy toward the detainees.

Senator Patrick Leahy says it may take a few months for the new Administration to work out some legal issues involved with shutting the center down.

Attorneys Robert Rachlin, Robert Gensburg and David Sleigh are doing pro bono work for Guantanamo detainees.  They speak with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the legal implications for their clients.

Three Vermont lawyers are doing pro bono work for detainees. They'll explain the impact of last month's Supreme Court ruling, and update us on the results of hearing on Tuesday that might clarify the next steps for court proceedings.

Arts organizations across Vermont say the economic downturn is affecting them; two Vermont lawyers representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay are hailing a Supreme Court decision allowing their clients to challenge their detention in a U.S. courtroom; more...

When the Supreme Court ruled today that Guantanamo Bay prisoners can challenge their detention in court, two lawyers in Vermont prepared to get to work. The attorneys have volunteered to represent Guantanamo detainees.  

A Northeast Kingdom law firm has warned its clients that the federal government may be monitoring its phones and computer equipment. A lawyer at the firm represents a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This summer, the lawyer suspected that his phone had been tapped. He recently discovered that his office computer was also hacked into.