(Image TecNica Volunteers) Michael Ratner, one of the most effective and respected constitutional rights attorneys in the USA and president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, died of cancer yesterday. The NY Times ran an obit that was noteworthy for…
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Civil Liberties, International War Crimes, Personal & Profiles
Michael Ratner: NSA and FBI spying on the lawful political activity of Muslim Americans, as revealed by The Intercept, is no different than the surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, and other black civil rights leaders. Thanks for being…
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Michael Ratner: NSA and FBI spying on the lawful political activity of Muslim Americans, as revealed by The Intercept, is no different than the surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, and other black civil rights leaders.
Michael Ratner outlines 10 things he would do if he were Attorney General in the new Obama Administration. MICHAEL RATNER, PRESIDENT EMERITUS, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: Good to be with you, Paul. JAY: So I’mâlet’s kick this one off with…
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Civil Liberties, Guantanamo / Illegal Detention, Internet Freedom
Michael Ratner outlines 10 things he would do if he were Attorney General in the new Obama Administration
Civil Liberties, Guantanamo / Illegal Detention, Internet Freedom
2013 Toward a Revolutionary Transformation of Society It will be a cold day in hell when a person with my politics will be appointed to be the Attorney General of the United States. The Attorney General is the head of…
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Civil Liberties, Guantanamo / Illegal Detention, International War Crimes, Internet Freedom
2012 Aviva Stahl Interviews Michael Ratner AS: How did you get interested in civil rights law? How did you make it to the CCR? MR: Well came out of the ’60s. I went to Columbia Law School. Of course the…
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NLG Spring Fling Program Heidi Boghosian Tribute Article Heidi has been Executive Director of the National Lawyers Guild for twelve years, through thick and thin, through the good, the bad, and sometimes even the ugly. She has been the organization’s…
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Updates: Lynne Stewart Visit in Prison Jeffrey Luers – SUV Burning Case – 22 year sentence NLG Report State Level Versions of AETA – Beyond AETA (PDF Report/White Paper Green is the New Red Guantanamo Moves to Illinois: Crossing the Rubicon: Preventive Detention …
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Updates: Settlement in 2002 FBI Interrogation CaseJustice Dept Asks Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us for visitors list Mets Citi Field Sponsors Meeting of Hebron Fund Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It Today…
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