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What the GITMO Files Reveal About State Secrecy

April 27, 2011 By ACLUm blog

by Kade Crockford As researcher Darryl Li points out, most of the Wikileaks Gitmo dump consists of US intelligence “’detainee assessments’ that reveal more about the inner fantasy world of the US intelligence apparatus than who the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, courts, gitmo, gtmo, guantanamo, guantanamo-bay, justice, leaks, liberty, marines, military, military commissions, obama, rule-of-law, secrecy, us, war-on-terror, wikileaks

Detroit unemployment hits 28.9% – and Michigan still requires ZERO financial disclosure

August 29, 2009 By AmberPaw

Detroit unemployment means that nearly 3 in 10 in Detroit need a job.  Pause for a moment, and imagine what local life would be like if nearly 3 in 10 needed a job in Boston, or Lowell, or Springfield. It may be that part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: detroit, financial-disclosure, integrity, linkage, rule-of-law, unemployment

ACLU Obama scorecard for first 100 days

April 29, 2009 By ACLUm blog

So far, Obama's score is -1.5.  Details here: http://www.aclum.org/scorecard/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, obama, rule-of-law

Obama scores low so far on “Restoring the Rule of Law” Scorecard

February 27, 2009 By ACLUm blog

UPDATE We now have an update for Obama's first 100 days: http://www.aclum.org/scorecard/   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, obama, rule-of-law

Fusion Center run amok? Who knows? Not you.

January 29, 2009 By john-beresford-tipton

Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.  - Lord Acton … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corruption, dictatorship, government, oversight, rule-of-law

Charley is right – torture on the basis of mere accusation is a lot like the Salem Witch Trials

October 4, 2008 By AmberPaw

The term "witch hunt" comes from the Salem Witch Trials by the Court of Oyer and Terminer. What many may not know is that one of the judges on that court, Judge Samuel Sewall, publicly repented of sending 30 men and women to be hung, two of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 6th-amendment-bar, crime, due-process, george-w.-bush, rule-of-law, samuel-sewall, torture, witch-hunt

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Blog –

October 4, 2008 By AmberPaw

First, here is the link: http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/ This site has the best on site analysis of  pending USSCT cases, as well as links to the actual briefs, dockets, transcripts, findings, and hot off the press decisions. Somehow, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blog, blogosphre, rule-of-law, united-states-supreme-court, ussct

War crimes conference in Andover this weekend

September 11, 2008 By ACLUm blog

Laura Rótolo, Attorney and Human Rights Fellow for the ACLU of Massachusetts, will take part in a conference this weekend called The Justice Robert Jackson Conference on the Planning for Prosecution of High Level American War Criminals. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, rule-of-law, war-crimes

Presidential Candidates and signing statements, pre-emptive war, and more!

December 22, 2007 By AmberPaw

On signing statements, the differences are also huge. For example, John McCain believes that the president is not above the law; Mitt Romney believes the president IS above the law. Republican John McCain says that if he is elected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: imperial-presidency, presidential-candidates, rule-of-law, signing-statements

Dear DSS: Adoption is no cure-all – especially when the system is BROKEN

December 4, 2007 By AmberPaw

In 2001, I was assigned by a judge to represent two girls, ages 8 and 10.  The parental rights of their mother and father were terminated - in New York.  New York sent these girls across state lines to be adopted at ages 2 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5th-amendment, courts, federal-first-circuit-court-of-appeals, judiciary, kennedy, rule-of-law

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