Good news, the government can’t deny legal counsel to an American citizen who’s being imprisoned indefinitely on no charges. A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. must allow the American Civil Liberties Union access to an American citizen being held in U.S. military custody in Iraq, according to the AP. An unidentified American suspected of fighting for the so-called Islamic State has been in U.S. custody for three months. But authorities have never charged the detainee and have denied the individual access to legal counsel. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan says the ACLU must be given “immediate and unmonitored access” to John Doe so that he has the opportunity to obtain legal counsel if he still wishes.

Source: Huffington Post December 24, 2017 18:45 UTC