May 09, 2023
The federal government defended its decision to remain in an Afghan couple's kidnapping suit against a U.S. Marine without participating in discovery, telling a Virginia federal court that its participation was the easiest way to monitor a case that involved sensitive information.
May 02, 2023
The family of a Marine being sued for the alleged kidnapping of an Afghan child pushed back at U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's motion to block discovery requests against them, arguing that they must comply as long as they are parties in the case.
April 18, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged a federal court to block discovery requests from the brother of a Marine whose family is accused of kidnapping an Afghan child, saying the information he seeks is privileged and irrelevant to a pending lawsuit.
February 08, 2023
A Virginia federal judge grew exasperated with a U.S. Marine's attorney's lack of explanations on Wednesday for how photos of an Afghan child, whose identity is protected by a court order, appeared on national television.
January 31, 2023
A U.S. Marine and his wife resisted a call for sanctions after they appeared on national television to discuss custody of an Afghan child whose identity is protected by a court order, saying they didn't release the child's images.
January 26, 2023
An Afghan couple accusing a U.S. Marine and his wife of kidnapping their cousin wants the American couple sanctioned after images of the child appeared on national television in an alleged violation of a court order meant to protect her identity from the Taliban.
November 29, 2022
An Afghan child's family fired back Monday against bids to toss their lawsuit alleging that a Marine Corps judge advocate and his family kidnapped the child with the help of a lawyer in an illegal adoption proceeding, arguing the defendants' "twisted" dismissal bids ignore "detailed factual allegations" and misconstrue jurisdictional principles.