Agreeing on Defense, But Standing Firm on Habeus Corpus
The President signed two significant bills today - one I strongly support and one I oppose. I'm happy to support the President when I think he's doing the right thing. I'm sorry when I oppose him but...
View ArticleStruggle Continues for Guantanamo Detainees' Rights
On Monday, attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)and our co-counsel petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, asking it to review on an expedited basis a Court of Appeals...
View ArticleACLU, Allies Tell Obama Not to Bring Gitmo On Shore
The American Civil Liberties Union and other human rights groups urged President-elect Obama not to create a special legal system for terror detainees to replace Bush administration's system set up in...
View ArticleHouse passes 2015 defense authorization
The House on Thursday passed the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act despite a veto threat from the Obama administration over treatment of detainees.Passed 325-98, the legislation would authorize...
View ArticleAyotte alarmed by sped-up Gitmo reviews
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is alarmed by the Obama administration's aggressive moves to whittle down the number of "forever prisoners" at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The administration has...
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