Ben Wizner, Daily Kos. April 30, 2008. An ACLU lawyer observes the military commission hearing in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who is boycotting the proceedings.
Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. April 22, 2008. With identity theft reaching record levels, our ability to collect personal data has far outstripped our ability to protect it.
Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 19, 2008. Sadly, this not at all a surprise considering this particular court's record on national security cases.
Brett Murphy, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 14, 2008. In a victory for the Bush administration, a federal judge labels extraordinary rendition a "state secret" -- despite all evidence to the contrary.
Jeralyn Merritt, AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2007. Jeralyn Merritt: National Security letters are not just used to get records of suspected terrorists and they have a tremendous potential for abuse.
Sarah Posner, The Washington Spectator. April 6, 2007. A look at the Christian Right's legal muscle leading the fight to end the separation of church and state.
Juliette Terzieff, Women's eNews. February 19, 2007. Legal advocates are closely watching the case of a Dominican teen in Massachusetts who faces possible homicide charges for performing a do-it-yourself abortion.