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Law Practice,
Criminal

Apr. 19, 2019

Attorney successfully convinces panel of Guantanamo judge’s bias

A federal appeals panel threw out two years of decisions in a Guantanamo Bay death penalty case, a result of year-long litigation led by Los Angeles-based Jenner & Block LLP partner Todd C. Toral.

A federal appeals panel threw out two years of decisions in a Guantanamo Bay death penalty case, a result of year-long litigation led by Los Angeles-based Jenner & Block LLP partner Todd C. Toral. Toral's clients argued the military tribunal judge was biased after secretly taking a Department of Justice position.

Toral represented two defense attorneys who attempted to withdraw from the case after they believed their client-atto...

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