Articles by Cully Stimson

Law

Holder “Reluctantly” Sends KSM to Military Commissions

Cully Stimson | April 04, 2011

Bowing to political realities, the Obama administration reversed itself and announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM), the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, would be tried… Read More

Law

Article 75 and Its Implications on Military Commissions

Cully Stimson | March 11, 2011

In addition to the always outstanding analysis provided by Bobby Chesney and John Bellinger on the Obama administration’s new executive order on GTMO detention review,… Read More

Health Care

Lead Lawyer Challenging Obamacare Under Cyber Attack

Cully Stimson | February 17, 2011

While politicians are still talking about restoring civility, liberal thugs are waging an all out attack on the website of David Rivkin, lead counsel in… Read More

Law

National Conference of State Legislatures Sloppy Research

Cully Stimson | February 16, 2011

You could be forgiven for thinking that an organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) would provide the public with accurate statistics from… Read More

Law

The High Priest of Medical Marijuana

Cully Stimson | October 08, 2010

If you ever wondered about some of the people behind the marijuana legalization movement, you need not look any further than Ed Rosenthal and Richard… Read More

Law

The Real Impact of Sharia Law in America

Cully Stimson | September 02, 2010

Does Sharia law allow a husband to rape his wife, even in America? A New Jersey trial judge thought so. In a recently overturned case,… Read More

Law

Gitmo Through NGO Eyes

Cully Stimson | July 08, 2010

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – I was privileged to be one of six representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) invited by the Office of Military Commissions to… Read More

Law

Obama Administration Accepts Its First Military Commission Guilty Plea

Cully Stimson | July 08, 2010

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – Ibrahim al Qosi, a Sudanese-born al-Qaeda terrorist, held at Guantanamo Bay since early 2002, pleaded guilty Wednesday at his military commission… Read More

Law

Court: Terrorists Held Overseas Not Due Habeas

Cully Stimson | May 21, 2010

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a blockbuster opinion that vindicates both the Bush and Obama administration’s positions regarding whether detainees captured overseas… Read More

 News

Court Upholds Life Without Parole for Juvenile Killers

Cully Stimson | May 17, 2010

There are positive and negative aspects to today’s 6-3 Supreme Court ruling in Graham v. Florida that it is unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile non-homicide… Read More

Security

New York Times Endorses Military Detention and Military Commissions, Sort Of

Cully Stimson | April 15, 2010

In today’s editorial titled “The K.S.M. Files,” the New York Times laments the good ‘ole days of 2009, when, in their words, “the United States… Read More

Security

Escape From New York: Obama Retreats On KSM Trial

Cully Stimson | January 29, 2010

Today, the Obama White House asked Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department to look for an alternative site to hold the federal trial of 9/11… Read More

Law

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Ethan Allen Windom

Cully Stimson | November 10, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

Law

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Norman Willover

Cully Stimson | November 09, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

Law

Adult Time for Adult Crime Conclusion: A Lawful and Appropriate Punishment

Cully Stimson | November 06, 2009

The United States has a juvenile crime problem that far exceeds the juvenile crime problems of other Western countries. Over the years, state legislatures have… Read More

Law

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Donald Torres

Cully Stimson | November 05, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime Video: Dan Horowitz

Cully Stimson | November 05, 2009

On Saturday, October 18, 2005, Pamela Vitale has plans to go to an afternoon ballet with a friend. She never made it. Armed with a… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Martize Smolley

Cully Stimson | November 04, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime Video: Officer Ron Holt

Cully Stimson | November 04, 2009

On May 10, 2007 sixteen-year old Blair Holt and his friends were riding the bus home from school in Chicago. This was Blair’s last ride…. Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime Video: Jody Robinson

Cully Stimson | November 04, 2009

On May 12, 1990, 28-year old Jimmy Cotaling of Michigan drove his car to a store to buy his mother a Mother’s Day card. When… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Chawa See

Cully Stimson | November 03, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Adam Sarabia

Cully Stimson | November 02, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

 News

Adult Time for Adult Crime: America Has No Global Duty to Ban Juvenile Life Sentences

Cully Stimson | November 02, 2009

Many opponents of life without parole for juvenile offenders claim that the continued use of this sentence puts the United States in breach of its… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Rudolfo Sandoval

Cully Stimson | October 30, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Samuel Puebla

Cully Stimson | October 29, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders Is Constitutional

Cully Stimson | October 29, 2009

In 2005, the Supreme Court held in Roper v. Simmons that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution bar the application of the… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Jesus Mandujano

Cully Stimson | October 28, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Eduardo Lopez

Cully Stimson | October 28, 2009

On November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: Ashley Jones

Cully Stimson | October 27, 2009

The Equal Justice Initiative’s 2007 report describes Ashley’s Jones offense as follows: “At 14, Ashley tried to escape the violence and abuse by running away… Read More

LawNews

Adult Time for Adult Crime: The U.S. Has a Juvenile Crime Problem

Cully Stimson | October 27, 2009

The U.S. Has a Juvenile Crime Problem Underlying nearly every argument made by opponents of life without parole for juvenile offenders is the premise that,… Read More