July 8, 2009
The confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor will kick off next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Karl Rove testified before the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on proposed amendments to the Military Commissions Act.
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May 22, 2009
Yesterday evening Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, strongly criticized President Obama's plans to detain prisoners in the war against al-Qaeda and to try persons accused of war crimes in military courts. Ratner stated that military commissions are used only during or after a "real war" and that people may not [...]
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