Gary McKinnon's House of Lords appeal now scheduled to start on Monday 16th June 2008

It appears that Gary McKinnon's Appeal may now be heard by the House of Lords a little earlier than previously scheduled i.e. starting on Monday 16th June 2008 rather than on the Thursday of that week.

There seems to be quite a bit of interest in this case from various high powered members of the legal profession here in the UK, where the Certified Points of the Appeal (.pdf) include:

Extradition - United States - Coercive plea bargaining - threats - abuse of process - disproportionate sentence - arbitrary denial of repatriation - undertakings as to treatment upon return - enemy combatant