On AlterNet: habeas corpus

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "habeas corpus"

Obama's Frightening Presidential Actions Are a Result Of Our Failure to Impeach Bush

David Swanson, After Downing Street. June 16, 2010.

Obama has gone further than Bush in claiming the powers to spy without warrant, imprison without charge, torture, assassinate, occupy and operate in unprecedented secrecy.

What Will Happen to the Prisoners at Bagram?

Aisha Ghani, AlterNet. June 2, 2010.

A federal court has declared that hundreds of detainees in Afghanistan have no right to challenge their detention, despite rulings granting the same right to prisoners at Gitmo.

Obama's Guantanamo Is Still a Legal Black Hole

Andy Worthington, The Public Record. March 3, 2010.

Prisoners at Guantanamo have been caught between two competing systems since Obama took office last January, and the result has been confusing.

Six Uighurs Released From Gitmo; Seven Remain Locked Up

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. November 2, 2009.

This latest release still leaves seven Uighurs in GuantÃ¡namo -- not to mention the 60 or so other prisoners who have been cleared for release

Taibbi: No More Compromise -- Obama Must Wholly Reject Bush's Dictator Policies

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. June 1, 2009.

The recent haggling over Guantanamo is such classic Democratic Party politics, it's almost laughable. Almost, except that it's, you know, revolting.

If the U.S. is Closing Gitmo, Why is the Pentagon Recruiting New Lawyers to Defend its Detentions?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 15, 2009.

The Pentagon is offering $39,407 to $130,211 a year for lawyers to respond to habeas corpus petitions filed by detainees in federal courts.

Federal Judge to Obama DOJ: You're Wrong, Bagram Prisoners Do Have Rights

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.

In Selling Its Version of the "War on Terror," Obama Is Adopting Bush's Playbook

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

Under Obama's Justice Department, "change" means nothing more than turning "enemy combatants" to "Nobodies Formerly Known As Enemy Combatants."

No More 'Enemy Combatants' -- But Is Obama Merely Rebranding Bush's 'War on Terror'?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

Words matter, as Obama said on the campaign trail. But when it comes to his detention and counterterrorism policies, his actions are speaking louder.

Indefinite Detention Case Will Test Obama's Pledges

Willam Fisher, IPS News. February 4, 2009.

The Supreme Court is poised to hear what could be one of the most consequential cases in U.S. history.

Reforming America's Immigration Gulags Becomes Front-Burner Issue

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. February 3, 2009.

Calls for major restructuring of the immigration detention system may soon become unavoidable.

Why Won't the Bush Administration Release the Uighur Prisoners at Gitmo?

Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent. December 3, 2008.

As the Bush term ends, his administration is using every possible excuse to keep its captives from the "war on terror" imprisoned.

Months After Boumediene, Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

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.

A Closer Look at the Hamdan Trial

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.

After Boumedine, What Next to Close Guantanamo?

The Progress ReportJuly 9, 2008.

Infighting and political grandstanding are holding up measures to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

We Are Through the Looking Glass: GuantÃ¡namo as Alice in Wonderland

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 2, 2008.

The ruling in Parhat v. Gates invokes Lewis Carroll: "the fact the government has 'said it thrice' does not make an allegation true."

Inside Guantanamo: What does the 5-4 Supreme Court decision really mean?

Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Video. June 19, 2008.

A Public Defender representing seven Gitmo detainees shares misgivings about the Supreme Court decision upholding habeas corpus.

McCain Parrots FOX Line on Habeas, Attacking Judges in the Name of National Security

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.

Supreme Court to Bush: You Are Not Above the Law, Gitmo Detainees Have Right to Habeas Corpus

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 13, 2008.

After a six-year battle that cut to the Constitution's core, a look at how advocates for Gitmo prisoners won a major victory against Bush.

Guantanamo Detainees' Fates on Trial

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. December 5, 2007.

The upcoming Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush will decide whether Guantanamo detainees will still have a right to habeas corpus.

Justice at Stake: Ensuring That Prisoners in the U.S. Are Never 'Disappeared'

Shahid Buttar, AlterNet. July 20, 2007.

Right before the public kicked out the GOP in the 2006 elections, the Republicans succeeded in passing a law that could keep prisoners in the "war on terror" from ever facing a fair trial. It's time to rescind that law.