Stories by Marjorie Cohn
Marjorie Cohn is a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, president of the National Lawyers Guild, and the US representative to the executive committee of the American Association of Jurists.
The authors of a new book share the success stories of war resisters and ways soldiers and citizens can use their rights to end the wars of today.
Posted on Jun 13, 2009, Source: PoliPoint Press
Obama's intent to immunize those who broke the law violates his constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Posted on May 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet
They can use "universal jurisdiction," often used to prosecute foreign nationals for crimes that shock the conscience of the global community.
Posted on Apr 10, 2009, Source: San Francisco Chronicle
The memos' authors, John Yoo and Jay Bybee, should be investigated, prosecuted, and disbarred.
Posted on Mar 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet
We need a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute criminal lawyers like John Yoo who gave Bush et al legal cover.
Posted on Feb 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The U.S. government should disclose the names, fate, and whereabouts of all persons rendered by the CIA since 2001.
Posted on Feb 16, 2009, Source: Jurist Legal News and Research
America remains the only democracy that refuses to ratify the most significant treaty guaranteeing gender equality.
Posted on Dec 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Cheney confessed because he thinks either Bush will pardon him or that Obama won't prosecute him -- but the law would forbid both approaches.
Posted on Dec 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Judge: "Seven years of waiting for a legal system to give them an answer ... is more than enough."
Posted on Nov 29, 2008, Source: Jurist Legal News and Research
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was every bit as illegal as the invasion of Iraq. Why, then, do so many Americans see it as justifiable?
Posted on Aug 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
"At least 30 of those prisoners hitherto released from Guantánamo have returned to the battlefield," the belligerent judge said. This is a lie.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The Supreme Court's
Boumediene ruling shows how delicately the bench is balanced -- and the dark consequences that await if McCain is elected.
Posted on Jun 17, 2008, Source: Jurist Legal News and Research
Hillary hasn't uttered a word of repentance for her suggestion that Barack Obama's death could inure to her benefit.
Posted on May 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet
It's not just administration officials who should be targeted for sanctioning torture. The lawyers who advised them should be prosecuted too.
Posted on May 13, 2008, Source: Jurist Legal News and Research
The federal government is working overtime to try and clean up the legal mess made by the use of illegal interrogation methods.
Posted on Feb 18, 2008, Source: Jurist Legal News and Research
With its vote on the FISA bill yesterday, Congress looks ready to sacrifice liberty for security. Again.
Posted on Jan 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet
More than a third of the House Judiciary Committee's Democratic members want to see Cheney ousted.
Posted on Jan 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet
No amount of intelligence is likely to get Bush to back off.
Posted on Dec 27, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The upcoming Supreme Court case
Boumediene v. Bush will decide whether Guantanamo detainees will still have a right to habeas corpus.
Posted on Dec 5, 2007, Source: AlterNet
With Bush's November 26, 2007 announcement that the United States and Iraq were negotiating a permanent "security relationship," his lies have been exposed.
Posted on Dec 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet
We've got to keep pressing hard against an attack on Iran: The security of the United States, as well as the Middle East, is hanging in the balance.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Bush's insistence that "we don't torture" rings hollow in light of recent Department of Justice memos supporting the harshest techniques the CIA has ever used.
Posted on Oct 12, 2007, Source: Jurist Legal News and Research
Responding to fear-mongering by the Bush administration, the Democrat-led Congress put its stamp of approval on the unconstitutional wiretapping of Americans.
Posted on Aug 11, 2007, Source: AlterNet
If Bush keeps ignoring the separation of powers, Congress has a few options, including imprisoning witnesses who refuse subpoenas in the Capitol basement.
Posted on Jul 27, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The Military Commissions Act, which denies basic due process protections, including the right to habeas corpus, is a disgrace. But an even bigger disgrace is the concentration camp the United States maintains at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Posted on Jun 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Bush has issued a directive that would place all governmental powers in his hands in the case of a catastrophic emergency. If a terrorist attack happens before the 2008 election, could Bush and Cheney use this to avoid relinquishing power to a successor administration?
Posted on Jun 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The attorney scandal is a cover-up revolving around efforts by the Bush administration to disenfranchise African-American voters in communities where the vote is close.
Posted on Apr 16, 2007, Source: AlterNet
In the Bush administration, justice has become politicized. Gonzales has used provisions in the Patriot Act to replace U.S. Attorneys with Bush loyalists.
Posted on Mar 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Hyped claims of nuclear weapons with no evidence to back it up ... Why does that sound familiar?
Posted on Feb 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet
An Army judge has declared mistrial in the court martial of Lt. Ehren Watada, who can't be retried for the same charges.
Posted on Feb 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Bush will not likely ask permission to make war on Iran, and it's up to Congress to stop him
Posted on Feb 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Guantanamo prisoners are entitled to protections under the Constitution, yet the government is trying to deny them due process.
Posted on Jan 16, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Marvin Gaye's 1971 song spoke of the madness of the Vietnam War. His timely lyrics should prompt us to work to end today's senseless war in Iraq.
Posted on Dec 28, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Although Bush has immunized Rumsfeld and others from prosecution in the International Criminal Court, they could be tried in any country under the well-established principle of universal jurisdiction.
Posted on Nov 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Things are falling apart in Iraq, and with no end in sight, Americans will render their verdict on Bush's war on Tuesday.
Posted on Nov 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Kellogg Brown & Root, a Halliburton subsidiary, is constructing a huge facility at an undisclosed location to hold tens of thousands of Bush's "unlawful enemy combatants." Americans are certain to be among them.
Posted on Oct 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet
As the election season rolls around, Bush is doing everything he can to avoid a Dem sweep in the House of Congress - or else he might be impeached.
Posted on Sep 11, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Hezbollah is a convenient way for Bush to shift focus from the escalating tide of gruesome violence in Iraq.
Posted on Aug 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Bush could stop Israel in its tracks with a snap of his fingers. But why would he? Israel is doing his bidding.
Posted on Jul 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Israel's devastating invasion of Gaza threatens to cripple the densely populated area, and may drive legions of Palestians to jihad.
Posted on Jul 4, 2006, Source: AlterNet
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