On December 31, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), codifying indefinite military detention without charge or trial into law for the first time in American history. The NDAA’s dangerous detention provisions would authorize the president — and all future presidents — to order the military to pick up and indefinitely imprison people captured anywhere in the world, far from any battlefield.
Which law could be used to restrict the right to protest at next week’s NATO summit?
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By Chris Anders, Washington Legislative Office at 11:26am
The amendment makes clear that the U.S. is off-limits to indefinite military detention and that military commissions cannot be used for civilians in the United States.
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This week the House will debate the NDAA for fiscal year 2013. We'll be monitoring the debate and pulling for an amendment that fixes the terrible detention ... Read More
Congress is out this week, but May will be a busy month with cybersecurity in the Senate, the 2013 NDAA and the arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
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This week, the House Armed Services Committee has turned its attention back to the National Defense Authorization Act and began working on this year's bill. You ... Read More
This week, Wednesday is a big day for immigrants' rights advocates: The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Arizona v. United States, the Justice Department's ... Read More
By Sam Milgrom, Washington Legislative Office at 11:47am
The senator took the opportunity yesterday to publicly condemn the torture program and question the credibility of Steven Bradbury's testimony. Read More
