Biden admin tells Supreme Court that Guantanamo detainee can provide limited testimony
CNN
The Biden administration has informed the Supreme Court that Abu Zubaydah, a former associate of Osama bin Laden who was subject to enhanced interrogation techniques in a CIA detention center and is currently held in in Guantanamo Bay, could provide limited testimony for use in a Polish investigation into the use of CIA black sites in the wake of 9/11.
Acting Solicitor General Brian H. Fletcher -- responding to questions from three justices during oral arguments earlier this month -- penned a letter to the court on Friday informing the justices that Zubaydah could provide a declaration in the pending case. But Fletcher stressed that any information could be subject to redaction if the information might "prejudice the security issues of the United States." He also said the testimony would not resolve the dispute that is currently before the justices concerning the scope of the "state secrets" privilege, a legal doctrine available to the government to protect information that is says could threaten national security.
The filing was first reported by SCOTUSblog on Sunday evening.