On AlterNet: boumediene v. bush
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Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 16, 2009.
The Obama administration has announced it will introduce a review system for the 600 prisoners at Bagram airbase. But a close look at the plan reveals cause for alarm.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 2, 2009.
Issuing a stern warning on executive power, Judge John D. Bates has granted three prisoners in Afghanistan the right to challenge their detention.
Michael Sung, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 23, 2008.
It's official: What happens to the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay will be in the hands of the next president.
Aziz Huq, The Nation. October 7, 2008.
Months after it granted habeas rights to Gitmo prisoners, the Supreme Court's decision has yet to translate into concrete results.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 25, 2008.
As the military commission trial of Salim Hamdan continues, justice and logic remain in short supply.
Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
"At least 30 of those prisoners hitherto released from Guantánamo have returned to the battlefield," the belligerent judge said. This is a lie.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. June 17, 2008.
The Supreme Court's Boumediene ruling shows how delicately the bench is balanced -- and the dark consequences that await if McCain is elected.
