Tuesday, 29th December 2009

Library Of Congress Refuses To Reinstate Wrongly Fired Guantánamo Lawyer

Library Of Congress Refuses To Reinstate Wrongly Fired Guantánamo Lawyer

In response to a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union earlier this month, the Library of Congress stated today that it will not reinstate Col. Morris Davis to his job at the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Davis, the former chief prosecutor for the Guantánamo military commissions, was terminated from his job at CRS because of opinion pieces he wrote about the Guantánamo military commissions system that ran in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post on November 11, 2009. The ACLU's letter argued that CRS violated the First Amendment when it fired Davis for speaking as a private citizen about matters having nothing to do with his job there, and that CRS must reinstate Davis to his position in order to avoid litigation. The ACLU now plans to file a lawsuit on Col. Davis's behalf.

+ Letter to Library of Congress Asking for Reinstatement of Colonel Morris Davis
+ Letter to ACLU from Library of Congress Regarding Removal of Col. Morris Davis

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