Attorney General John Ashcroft – Michael Ratner, Presente!

Law and Disorder Radio – UN Report Finds Israel Committed War Crimes in 2014 Gaza War – ICE Detention Center Standards Improve, But Being Released Now More Difficult – Hosts: Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Author: Michael Ratner June 29, 2015

Michael Ratner: Historic Ruling: High-Level Bush Officials Including Ashcroft May Be Sued for Post-9/11 Abuse of Immigration Detainees at Metropolitan Detention Center Hosts Wish Happy Birthday to Karen Ranucci WUN Human Rights Report Finds…
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Attorney Diana Buttu, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Attorney Laura Lichter, Crimes Against Humanity, Detention, Gaza, ICC International Criminal Court, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE, Israel, Law and Disorder Radio, President George W. Bush, Torture, United Nations, War Crimes

Court Reinstates Case Against Former Attorney General, FBI Director and INS Commissioner – TRNN Video Link

Author: Michael Ratner June 21, 2015

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.

Civil Liberties

Accountability, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Attorney Michael Ratner, CCR, Center for Constitutional Rights, Immigrants, Journalist Sharmini Peries, The Real News Network, Turkmen v. Ashcroft

Court Reinstates Case Against Former Attorney General, FBI Director and INS Commissioner – TRNN Transcript

Author: Michael Ratner June 21, 2015

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 officials…
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Civil Liberties

Accountability, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Attorney Michael Ratner, CCR, Center for Constitutional Rights, Immigrants, Journalist Sharmini Peries, The Real News Network, Turkmen v. Ashcroft

Law and Disorder Radio – John Ashcroft Material Witness Lawsuit – FOIA Lawsuit to Make FBI Surveillance Guidelines Public – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Author: Michael Ratner October 5, 2009

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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Civil Liberties, Palestine

9/11, Abdullah al-Kidd, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Detention, Farhana Khera, FBI, Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), Immigrants, Law and Disorder Radio, Muslim Targeting, Muslims, Racial Profiling, Surveillance, USA Patriot Act

Torture Team Deck of Cards – Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) – PDF

Author: Michael Ratner January 1, 2009

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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Guantanamo / Illegal Detention

Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General John Ashcroft, CCR, Center for Constitutional Rights, Condoleezza Rice, David Addington, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Douglas Feith, Geoffrey Miller, George Tenet, George W. Bush, Jay Bybee, John Brennan, John Yoo, Michael Chertoff, Ricardo Sanchez, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Steven Bradbury, Torture Team

Law and Disorder Radio – Verdict Against Holy Land Charity – Legislation to Stop Preemptive Pardons – Harper’s Magazine Panel: Justice After Bush (Part 1) – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Author: Michael Ratner December 15, 2008

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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Civil Liberties, Palestine

Accountability, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Bush Administration, CCR, Center for Constitutional Rights, Financial Collapse, Guantanamo Detainees, Halliburton, Holy Land Five, Holy Land Foundation, Law and Disorder Radio, Maher Arar, Muslim Targeting, Outsourcing Torture, Palestinians, Premptive Pardons, Rendition, Torture

Laws Broken With Impunity Today, Can and Will be Broken Tomorrow: Investigate and Prosecute the Torture Team – Just Left Blog Post

Author: Michael Ratner November 25, 2008

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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Guantanamo / Illegal Detention

Accountability, Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Blog, Condoleezza Rice, Convention Against Torture, David Addington, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Geneva Conventions, George Tenet, George W. Bush, Impunity, John Yoo, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Torture, Torture Team, Williams J. Haynes

On War Crimes and Torture: Should High Government Officials Be Investigated and Prosecuted? – Debate Between Michael Ratner and Stuart Taylor – Georgetown University – Speech Notes – PDF

Author: Michael Ratner November 20, 2008

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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Guantanamo / Illegal Detention, International War Crimes

Accountability, Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General John Ashcroft, David Addington, Dick Cheney, Dr. Steven Cambone, George Tenet, Georgetown University, Jane Mayer, John Yoo, Major General Geoffrey Miller, Major General Taguba, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Speech, Stuart Taylor, Torture, Torture Memo, War Crimes, Williams J. Haynes

Law and Disorder Radio – Mohammed Salah Sentenced to 21 Months – David Cole on the Bush Administration’s Torture and Detention Regime – Lawyers You’ll Like: Peter Weiss – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Author: Michael Ratner August 6, 2007

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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Civil Liberties, Guantanamo / Illegal Detention, Palestine

Attorney David Cole, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Attorney Peter Weiss, Bush Administration, CCR, Center for Constitutional Rights, International Law, Law and Disorder Radio, Lawyers You'll Like, Muhammad Salah, Muslim Targeting, Palestinian, People's Law Office, President George W. Bush, Torture

Law and Disorder Radio – Alamo Car Rental Discrimination Case – Verdict in Post 9/11 Roundup – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Author: Michael Ratner July 9, 2007

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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Civil Liberties, Palestine

9/11, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Bilan Nur, Detention, FBI, Javaid Iqbal, Law and Disorder Radio, Muslim Targeting, Religious Discrimination, Robert Mueller, Solitary Confinement

Tag Archive: Attorney General John Ashcroft

Law and Disorder Radio – UN Report Finds Israel Committed War Crimes in 2014 Gaza War – ICE Detention Center Standards Improve, But Being Released Now More Difficult – Hosts: Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Court Reinstates Case Against Former Attorney General, FBI Director and INS Commissioner – TRNN Video Link

Court Reinstates Case Against Former Attorney General, FBI Director and INS Commissioner – TRNN Transcript

Law and Disorder Radio – John Ashcroft Material Witness Lawsuit – FOIA Lawsuit to Make FBI Surveillance Guidelines Public – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Torture Team Deck of Cards – Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) – PDF

Law and Disorder Radio – Verdict Against Holy Land Charity – Legislation to Stop Preemptive Pardons – Harper’s Magazine Panel: Justice After Bush (Part 1) – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Laws Broken With Impunity Today, Can and Will be Broken Tomorrow: Investigate and Prosecute the Torture Team – Just Left Blog Post

On War Crimes and Torture: Should High Government Officials Be Investigated and Prosecuted? – Debate Between Michael Ratner and Stuart Taylor – Georgetown University – Speech Notes – PDF

Law and Disorder Radio – Mohammed Salah Sentenced to 21 Months – David Cole on the Bush Administration’s Torture and Detention Regime – Lawyers You’ll Like: Peter Weiss – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

Law and Disorder Radio – Alamo Car Rental Discrimination Case – Verdict in Post 9/11 Roundup – Hosts: Dalia Hashad, Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith & Michael Ratner – Produced by Geoff Brady

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