U.S. v. Al-Arian.

• Position: Detention of terrorism suspects without bail - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

BAIL REFORM ACT

CONDITIONS

U.S. v. Al-Arian, 280 F.Supp.2d 1345 (M.D.Fla. 2003). Alleged members of a terrorist organization were charged with various violent crimes, including conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to kill, maim, or injure persons in a foreign country, and conspiracy to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization. The defendants were charged with being members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Shiqaqi Faction. The government moved to detain the defendants without bail under the Bail Reform Act. The district court denied bail to two defendants but granted it to two other defendants who posed lesser risks. The court ordered supervision by pretrial services, restricted their travel, ordered them to surrender their...