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The FBI Has Been Violating Your Liberties in Ways That May Shock You

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. February 3, 2011.

As Congress seeks to renew the Patriot Act, new information exposes egregious FBI violations.

"Sen. Kyl Just Said 'Wise Latina.' Everyone Drink!": Liveblogging the Sotomayor Hearing

Doug Kendall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 13, 2009.

The Republicans come out swinging against judicial empathy and the infamous 'wise Latina' remark.

The Supreme Court's Unanimous Attack on the Voting Rights Act

John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. June 22, 2009.

In a ruling Monday, the Court gave state and local officials new flexibility to 'opt out' of a key part of the anti-discrimination law.

The Dark Side of Plan Colombia: How the U.S. is Subsidizing Death and Drug Trafficking on Stolen Lands

Teo Ballvé, The Nation. June 2, 2009.

As Congress prepares to debate new Plan Colombia funding, it's time to investigate how money for biofuels is linked to violence and bloodshed.

What if Instead of the Nuremberg Trials There Was Only a Truth Commission?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 29, 2009.

The lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memo explain why prosecutions, not a truth commission, are the only right thing.

If Americans Don't Push For it, There Will Be No Accountability for Bush's Crimes

Dan DeWalt, Charlotte Dennett, John Nirenberg, Martha Hennessy, After Downing Street. April 2, 2009.

Sen. Patrick Leahy has attempted to form a "truth commission" to begin investigating the crimes of the Bush administration. He can't do it alone.

A Real Criminal Investigation of Bush/Cheney; No Truth Commission!

Martin Garbus, Huffington Post. March 9, 2009.

Judges and jurors, not politicians or unelected commission members, should determine whether Bush & Co. broke the law.

Senate Committee Holds Hearings on "Truth Commission" to Investigate Bush Crimes

Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 4, 2009.

Witnesses' ranged from calling a commission a "profoundly bad idea" to "critically important."

War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

We need a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute criminal lawyers like John Yoo who gave Bush et al legal cover.

Government-Funded Study Calls for Major Overhaul of Nation's Crime Labs

delete, ProPublica. February 18, 2009.

A new report recommends taking forensics out of the hands of the DOJ and creating a new agency to police crime labs.

On Truth Commission, Obama Is Playing Politics With Executive Abuses of Power

John Nichols, The Nation. February 10, 2009.

Obama is rebuffing even the most feeble attempts at accountability for the crimes of the Bush administration.