American Civil Liberties Union

Alright, so it's easily 90 degrees and I'm blogging from a blackberry so I can find some shade. People are starting to arrive in force. I'd say we've got a couple hundred milling about the site of the rally. We've got a little bit of the Boss (Springsteen, not Cheney) playing over the speaker system. Things should be getting going ver

Here I am, sitting at a table with some old ACLU chums, as the rally starts to set up. I'll keep posting throughout the morning, and hopefully will be able to link to some video blogs with interviews with the principals. Incidentally, it's like 90 degrees. Stay tuned!

Former Army reserve lawyer, and panelist on the Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) says in a sworn affidavit that the CSRTs relied and rely too heavily on unsubstantiated statements by the intelligence community. Stories in the Times and the Post. His words: the tribunals are "fundamentally flawed."

White House backpedals on Gitmo closure. Note ACLU quote.

"It's no longer on the schedule for tomorrow," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. "Senior officials have met on the issue in the past, and I expect they will meet on the issue in the future." Christopher Anders, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, says