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US CITIZEN, TERROR SUSPECT INDICTED

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales answers questions from reporters on live television during a news conference where he announced the indictment of Jose Padilla for consipring to "murder, kidnap and maim" people abroad at the Department of Justice on November 22, 2005, in Washington. A Brooklyn-born U.S. citizen and Muslim convert, Padilla has been held for three years as an enemy combatant, suspected of plotting a dirty bomb attack in the U.S. Behind Gonzales is Alice Fisher, assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the Justice Department. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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John Yoo appeals Padilla lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Justice Department lawyer John Yoo is appealing a federal judge's ruling that Jose Padilla, held as an enemy combatant, can sue him.

Padilla fights 'enemy combatant' jailing

CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The man accused of plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" on U.S. soil is seeking a judicial review of his long confinement as an enemy combatant.

Detainee charges abuse, seeks review

WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) -- Lawyers for a detainee held in Charleston, S.C., allege he was systematically abused and there are videotapes to prove it.

Judge gives terror convict 17+ years

MIAMI, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Miami Tuesday sentenced Jose Padilla to 17 years and four months in prison for his role in a U.S.-based terror support cell.

Convicted terror backers claim innocence

MIAMI, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Two defendants in the Jose Padilla terror trial Friday told a judge at their sentencing in Miami they were never involved in terror plots or attacks.

Padilla files suit against U.S. officials

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Convicted al-Qaida member Jose Padilla is suing 60 current and former U.S. officials for what his lawyers claim were abusive tactics used against him.

Padilla case raises attorney access issue

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. legal scholars are looking at the conviction of Jose Padilla on terror-related charges as a new model for preventative detentions.

Padilla guilty in terror trial

MIAMI, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A federal jury in Miami found former “enemy combatant” Jose Padilla guilty Thursday in a major terror trial after a day and a half of deliberations.

Deliberations start in terrorism case

MIAMI, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The first day of deliberations in the terrorism trial of Jose Padilla and two co-defendants ended in Miami Wednesday with no verdict being reach by the jury.

Terror suspect isolated for three years

MIAMI, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida suspect Jose Padilla, who is being tried in Miami, was kept isolated from other humans for more than three years as part of his interrogation.

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