Gaillard T. Hunt
Gaillard T. Hunt is an American lawyer, living in Maryland.[1][2][3]
Hunt received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1965.[3]
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Vietnam era conscientious objectors
From 1969 to 1972 Hunt worked on behalf of close to one hundred clients who were conscientious objectors.[4] Papers from this practice are held by the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Guantanamo clients
Hunt is notable because he volunteered to serve as a pro bono attorney for a captive held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[2] Hunt is the lawyer for Pakistani Guantanamo captive Saifullah Paracha.[1][5] Hunt contacted the human rights group Human Rights First, who, in addition to the Center for Constitutional Rights was coordinating the efforts of the lawyers volunteering to help the Gauntanamo captives.
Hunt explain why he chose to work on behalf of Guantanamo captives[5]:
I undertook this representation because I thought it would be interesting... I didn't think it would be all consuming for two years, or go on this long. But in some sense, we attorneys are protecting the value of our licenses-- to protect the courts' right to decide who gets locked up. Being a lawyer is less valuable if the government can just go around and lock people up without recourse to courts and lawyers.
In addition to filing one of the first writs of habeas corpus on behalf of a Guantanamo captive, on Paracha's behalf, Hunt has filed other petitions, including[6]:
- Hunt filed an emergency injunction to prevent Guantanamo camp authorities performing heart surgery on Paracha, against his will.
- Hunt filed a petition when camp authorities would not allow Paracha to receive books, including a bible.[7]:
Hunt told the New York Times that he didn't learn that Paracha's Review Board had been scheduled until a week after it had been completed. He said: “There is no hint of any kind of due process in this. He’s got no right to an investigation. But substantively, it really doesn’t matter, because they can always just say they have this classified information that he can’t see.”
Work on Social Security Numbers for resident aliens
Hunt has worked on behalf of legal resident aliens, who wished to get Social Security Numbers issued.[8]: In some states in the USA a SSN is required in order to get a driver's license.[9]:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joel Seidman (November 20 2006). "Heart surgery must be at Guantanamo: Court denies Pakistani detainee's request to have procedure done off base". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15816696/. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guantanamo prisoner alleges botched medical procedures". International Herald Tribune. November 21 2006. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/22/news/CB_GEN_Guantanamo_Heart_Procedure.php. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Who Is G.T. Hunt?". http://www.gthunt.com/huntbio.htm.
- ↑ Gaillard T. Hunt. "Selective Service and Military Litigation -- 1969-1972". http://www.gthunt.com/sssum.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Interview with Gaillard T. Hunt". The Talking Dog. June 28 2007. http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/000868.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Lawyers Protest Medical Procedure on Gitmo Detainee's Heart". Fox News. November 15, 2006. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,229659,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Saifullah Paracha v. George W. Bush" (PDF). Department of Justice. November 1, 2005. http://www.sojo.net/images/sojomail/051109_bible.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Public Comment Regarding: Re: "Social Security proposal, "Evidence Requirements for Assignment of Social Security numbers and Assignment of Social Security numbers for non-work purposes."". Office of Management and Budget. February 25, 2003. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/oira/0960/comments/436.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ ""Nonwork" SSN no longer available for driver's license applicants: Immigrants' Rights Update, Vol. 16, No. 2,". April 12, 2002. http://www.nilc.org/immspbs/DLs/DL001.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
External links
- Saifullah Paracha v. George W. Bush (November 1, 2005) at wikisource
