Update on Habeas Corpus: Today's Appellate Ruling, & Dissent

[ajrose93]

"It's a terrible ruling that contradicts centuries of Anglo-American history and allows the indefinite detention of innocent people without charge or judicial review. It also allows for detention based on evidence gained by torture." -- Jonathan Hafetz, attorney, Brennan Center for Justice

"The bottom line is that according to two of the federal

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habeas restoration

[anonymous]

with this recent ruling the onus is definitely on the legislature and on grass-roots organizing to keep the issue of habeas restoration alive.

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projecthamad.org

--read our blog entry "Behind the Black Robes" where we uncover the backgrounds of the 2 judges, Sentelle and Randolph, who ruled to uphold the Military Commissions Act
--read Brandon Mayfield, the U.S. citizen and attorney who was wrongly incarcerated for the Madrid bombings, who blogs about his case against the U.S. government concerning the constitutionality of the Patriot Act

projecthamad.org/blog

additionally we have the video testimony that Guantanamo detainee Adel Hamad's lawyers released on YouTube (with 68,000 views so far) after all legal recourse for their client was blocked

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