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Resettlement of Three American-Polish Children from Displaced Persons Camp in Syria

Jenner & Block Special Counsel Ian Moss successfully represented three dual national American-Polish citizen children who had been living for years in a displaced persons camp in Northeast Syria under conditions of significant hardship and danger.

Advocating for Justice in 9/11 Guantanamo Case

In January 2025, on behalf of the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), the oldest and largest torture rehabilitation organization in the United States, Katya Jestin, Matthew Hellman, Ian Moss, and Mary-Claire Spurgin filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for mandamus to the DC Circuit.  The amicus brief advocated for the reinstatement of plea agreements entered by the accused co-conspirators of the 9/11 attacks in the 9/11 Guantanamo Military Commission case.  In August 2024, the plea a...READ MORE

Ian Moss Featured in The Washington Post and NPR Discussing Plea Agreements in the 9/11 Guantánamo Military Commission Case

Special Counsel Ian Moss provided commentary in a Washington Post article and on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered segments regarding the ongoing federal litigation surrounding plea agreements in the 9/11 Guantánamo military commission case....READ MORE

"How Much (or How Little) Does the Biden Administration Want Justice in the 9/11 Case?” Just Security 

In a recent article for Just Security, Special Counsel Ian Moss and Scott Roehm of the Center for Victims of Torture examine recent developments in the 9/11 case United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad.  ...READ MORE

Bondi DOJ Pivots on Approach to National Security Enforcement

On February 5, 2025, in one of her first actions as the nation’s chief law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued several new memoranda that significantly refocus US Department of Justice (DOJ) national security investigations, resources, and enforcement priorities. With two of these memos, General Policy Regarding Charging, Plea Negotiations and Sentencing (AG Bondi’s Memo) and Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (Cartel Memo), the Attorney Gen...READ MORE

Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Opportunities and Risks

After years of destabilizing international and non-international armed conflict that has resulted in the loss of lives, destruction of communities, and decimation of economic opportunity in places across the globe, there are indications that some of these conflicts are approaching resolution. As such, the international community is beginning to explore how best to seize the moment to rebuild and set these societies on a path to peace and prosperity. There are hopeful signs of an end to the activ...READ MORE

Executive Order Suspending Foreign Aid Roils State Department and USAID Grantees and Contractors

The first week of the second Trump Administration brought with it the issuance of dozens of executive orders (EO) that suggest far reaching implications for organizations large and small, for profit and non-profit alike. Although many details are still unclear and await further guidance, one EO, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid[1](Foreign Assistance EO), has resulted in uncertainty and acute concern on the part of many business entities that contract with or are grantees of ...READ MORE