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Latest Court Motions & Exhibits (PDF Files)

Motion To Dismiss (3/23/2009) Motion To Dismiss Reply (4/13/2009) Exhibit A- Attorney Linda Moreno Declaration on Plea Deal Exhibit B- Attorney William B. Moffitt Declaration on Plea Deal Exhibit C- Attorney Jack Fernandez Declaration on Virginia Prosecutor Exhibit D- Dr. Al-Arian Declaration on Plea Deal Exhibit E- Attorney Linda Moreno[Read More…]

by March 24, 2009 0 comments News

Al-Arian moved to medical facility (3/11)

St Petersburg Times March 11, 2008 By Meg Laughlin Link: Click here On the eighth day of a hunger strike, Sami Al-Arian was moved today to the Federal Medical Center at Butner, N.C. “He was wheeled out because of his condition, after going without food or water for so long,”[Read More…]

by March 22, 2009 0 comments 2008
Al-Arian’s wife, 2 children will move to Egypt (6/21)

Al-Arian’s wife, 2 children will move to Egypt (6/21)

St. Petersburg Times By MEG LAUGHLIN Published June 21, 2007 Link: Click here Laila Al-Arian (left) and her mother Nahla Al-Arian leave the Federal Courthouse in Tamp. Nahla Al-Arian, wife of Sami Al-Arian, plans to move to Egypt in July with her two youngest children. Nahla and the couple’s five[Read More…]

by March 22, 2009 0 comments 2007

Fechter leaves Tampa Trib, joins Emerson (5/7)

Creative Loafing May 7, 2007 By: Wayne Garcia Link: Click here For years, the family of imprisoned former USF professor Sami Al-Arian insisted that their nemesis and most dogged chronicler, Tampa Tribune investigative reporter Michael Fechter, was doing the bidding of anti-Arab forces. Today, they got some more ammo for[Read More…]

by March 21, 2009 0 comments 2007
A Legal Odyssey

A Legal Odyssey

A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias By Wendy Malloy / Tampa March 19, 2009 Former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian Excerpts Unfortunately for U.S. prosecutors, none of (the evidence) actually made al-Arian a terrorist — PIJ’s North American leader, they[Read More…]

by March 20, 2009 0 comments News
A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias

A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias

March 19, 2009 By Wendy Malloy / Tampa Excerpts It was one of the Bush Administration’s sharpest humiliations and a glaring example of its chronic overreach in post-9/11 terrorism cases. And critics say what happened next in the al-Arian case was just as bad, a classic illustration of how the[Read More…]

by March 20, 2009 0 comments News
A Legal Odyssey (3/19)

A Legal Odyssey (3/19)

A Legal Odyssey: Illustration of ethical breaches, disdain for due process and anti-Muslim bias By Wendy Malloy / Tampa March 19, 2009 Former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian Excerpts Unfortunately for U.S. prosecutors, none of (the evidence) actually made al-Arian a terrorist — PIJ’s North American leader, they[Read More…]

by March 20, 2009 0 comments 2009

NPR: Florida Professor Acquitted of Key Terrorism Charge (12/6)

National Public Radio Florida Professor Acquitted of Key Terrorism Charge (Because of intense interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, NPR makes available free transcripts of its coverage. View related web coverage or listen to the audio for this story.) All Things Considered: December 6, 2005 ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News,[Read More…]

by March 18, 2009 0 comments 2005

How the U.S. Lost a Terror Deal (4/19)

TIME Magazine How the U.S. Lost a Terror Deal By Wendy Malloy/Tampa- Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006 Link:Click here When federal prosecutors earlier this week announced a plea deal that will ultimately deport the controversial former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami Al-Arian, they hailed it as a major[Read More…]

by March 18, 2009 0 comments 2006

Al-Arian ordered to testify in case (9/26)

St. Petersburg Times Al-Arian ordered to testify in casePublished September 26, 2006 His ex-lawyer believes this is a ploy to further punish Al-Arian, who will likely not testify and will be held in contempt. By: MEG LAUGHLINLink:Click here Sami Al-Arian, who is seven months away from leaving prison, is about[Read More…]

by March 18, 2009 0 comments 2006