Calling it a “big victory”, Michael Ratner says that after 13 years, the Center for Constitutional Rights will be able to proceed with its case against top Bush administration officials for post-9/11 abuse of immigrant detainees. administration officials for…
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SHARMINI PERIES, EXEC. PRODUCER, TRNN: Welcome to the Michael Ratner report on The Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries coming to you from Baltimore. On June 17, a U.S. appeals court reinstated a long-running lawsuit against several Justice Department…
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Lawsuit Brought Against Former US Attorney General John Ashcroft Last month, a major decision written by a federal judge gives a lawsuit standing that was brought against former US Attorney General John Ashcroft for the illegal and unconstitutional detention of…
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2009 Torture Team Cards 1 2009 Torture Team Cards 2 2009 Torture Team Cards 3 2009 Torture Team Cards 4 2009 Torture Team Cards 5 2009 Torture Team Cards 6 2009 Torture Team Cards Package 1 2009 Torture Team Cards…
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Host Updates: Hate Crimes on the Rise CCR Argues Case of Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar Against Ashcroft, Thompson, Mueller, et al. Related News Stories: Supreme Court Must Hold Officials Accountable for Post-9/11 Sweeps Senate Armed Services Report on Abuse…
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In his first nationally televised interview, President-elect Barack Obama made this promise: “I have said repeatedly that America doesn’t torture. And I’m gonna make sure that we don’t torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America’s…
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2008 Georgetown Debate with Stuart Taylor Speech Notes Nov 20 Georgetown 08 Obama recently said he will —”make sure we don’t torture” Ran on that premise; end torture I am hopeful that will happen under his admin—lots he can do…
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Mohammed Salah Sentenced to 21 Months Here on Law and Disorder we’ve followed the pivotal moments in the Mohammed Salah case. Earlier this year, Salah was cleared of terrorism charges but recently convicted of lying about his ties to the…
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In our ongoing coverage of racial profiling and religious bias since 9/11, we go now to look at a case that ended in a big verdict for an employee who was fired for wearing a head scarf. Recently, a federal…
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FBI Lies and Patriot Act Abuse Angry lawmakers are considering setting limits on the Patriot Act after the inspector general of the Justice Department had found the FBI abusing an administrative subpoena called “national security letters.” The FBI used this…
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