Ruling Freeing 17 Gitmo Detainees a Win for Bingham and Kramer
A ruling yesterday ordering the release of 17 Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo Bay is a victory for two law firms: Bingham McCutchen and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina, appealed in an emergency filing, ordered release of the men, known as Uighurs, into the United States by Friday. The detainees are no longer considered enemy combatants, and Urbina said the Constitution bars holding the men indefinitely.
The Am Law Daily says Bingham and Kramer Levin “have been representing the men for years in what has become an inspiring example of pro bono dedication.”
Bingham partner P. Sabin Willett, a commercial and bankruptcy litigator, is one of the lawyers representing the detainees. Willett told the Am Law Daily “the military never imprisoned any men so harshly and for so long, let alone men who are not the enemy.” He was also quoted in a July article in the American Lawyer.
