WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
Omar Khadr had waived his right to appeal when he pleaded guilty in 2010 to charges that included murder. But his lawyers argued that a subsequent ruling by the federal appeals court in Washington called into question whether Khadr could have been charged with the crimes in the first place.
A divided three-judge panel ruled that, despite the appellate ruling, Khadr gave up his right to appeal.
Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson did not take part in the Supreme Court’s consideration of Khadr’s appeal because both had dealt with the case while they served as appeals court judges. Jackson explained her recusal from Monday’s order; Kavanaugh did not.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
Lazy or genius? It's the gadget that's becoming a must
New Yorker gives hilarious reaction to being underwhelmed by solar eclipse
'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
The View host Sara Haines REFUSES to say OJ Simpson's name in the wake of his death
From House Sparrows to Blue Tits: The stunning birds spotted the most often in UK gardens
The headphones that could ease tinnitus with a radical new treatment
Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman's mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Early man's best friend was the fox as the animal was domesticated by humans, research suggests