Due Process

What Students Are Doing for Trayvon This Easter Weekend

Vanessa Baden | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Due Process, Justice System, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Trayvon Martin March, Trayvon Martin, Miami News

Students from across the state of Florida and the nation have gathered to trek 40 miles from Daytona to Sanford to call for justice. It is time for the justice system to show itself impartial and to allow the process to begin.

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Justice for George Zimmerman

Wyatt Troia | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Sanford, Trayvon Martin Case, George Zimmerman, George Zimmerman Investigation, Due Process, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting, College News

Forgotten in the rush to punish George Zimmerman are the components of true justice: a presumption of innocence, dispassionate evaluation of the evidence, due process and color-blindness.

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Texas Court of Inquiry Into Prosecutorial Misconduct Is Big News

Andrea Lyon | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Due Process, Innocence, Innocence Project, Prosecutors, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Supreme Court, Justice, Crime News

A special investigation has been convened to decide whether a former prosecutor, who is now a judge, hid evidence in a trial in which a man was wrongly convicted of his wife's murder and sent to prison for almost 25 years.

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The Right to Reopen an Adverse Decision From Abroad

Aggie R. Hoffman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Ineffective Counsel, Regulations, Removal, 10the Circuit Court of Appeals, Contreras v. Holder, Immigration, Motion to Reopen, Congressional Intent, U.S. Constitution, Due Process, Prejudice, Statutes & Regulations., Latino Voices News

Our highest law is the U.S. Constitution, defining rights of citizens, of those who are present within our jurisdiction, and controlling issues of national importance such as the making of treaties, protection of our borders, and immigration.

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Syracuse Expels Education Student for Criticizing Racial Comment on Facebook, Then Folds Under Public Scrutiny

Adam Kissel | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Education News, Education, Syracuse University, Free Speech, Due Process, Syracuse, Race, Fire, College News

It was barely a year ago that Syracuse University was at the top of this list of the "12 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" here at the Huffington Post. ...

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The Latest Skirmish in Afghanistan: Hate to Say We Told You So

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Hamid Karzai, International Law, Afghanistan, Bagram, Parwan, Due Process, U.S. Military, Indefinite Detention, Torture, Defense Authorization Bill, Ndaa, Politics News

The U.S. government can't credibly insist that the Afghans improve their justice system and treatment of detainees if the U.S. military doesn't first get its own detention house in order.

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How Immigration Courts Contaminate American Justice

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Immigration Lawyers, Due-Process, Immigration Courts, Immigration, Removal and Asylum, Justice, Politics News

Is there a path to reforming the immigration justice system to ensure fairness? Given the deportation crackdowns and implementation of the Obama administration's Secure Communities initiative, it's unclear whether additional resources will make any significant improvement.

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What Do Joe Paterno, Herman Cain and Dominique Strauss-Kahn Have in Common?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: College Football Culture, Disciplinary Hearings, Penn State, Herman Cain, Jerry Sandusky, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Due Process, Joe Paterno, Presumption of Innocence, Crime News

Each one of these men has suffered severe damage to their lives and reputations without ever having been found guilty of anything. Shouldn't the punishment follow a finding of guilt -- rather than precede it?

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Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely, White House Threatens Veto

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Video, Senate, Military Detention, Rand Paul, National Defense Authorization Act, Terrorism, Robert Mueller, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, US Military Detention Centers, US-Military-Detainees, James Clapper, Rand Paul Due Process, Due Process, Indefinite Detention, Habeas Corpus, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them inde...

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VIDEO: Supreme Court Will Ponder Bad Lawyers, Broken Elbows And Eyewitness IDs

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Lawyers, Video, Sixth-Amendment, Eyewitness Id, Minneci v. Pollard, Missouri v. Frye, Eyewitness Identification, Eighth Amendment, Lafler v. Cooper, Due Process, Perry v. New Hampshire, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court returns to the bench on Monday for another two weeks of oral arguments. Next week's docket is stacked with criminal ca...

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Same-Sex Married Troops Ready To Sue Over Military Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Gays in Military, Fifth Amendment, Video, Respect for Marriage Act, Doma, Sldn, Dadt, Housing Benefit, Health Insurance, Military Benefits, Due Process, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics News

LAS VEGAS -- The gay advocacy group that successfully lobbied to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy plans to file a lawsuit in feder...

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A Pyrrhic Victory

Bruce Fein | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Anwar Al Awlaki, Military, Military Law, Assassinations, Due Process, Terrorism, Politics News

The United States' extra-judicial killing of United States citizen Anwar al-Awlaki off the battlefield and unengaged in active hostilities against the...

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Treatment of Muslims Tarnished America's Reputation

Azadeh Shahshahani | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Religious Freedom, 9/11, Lisa Valentine, Naturalization, Due Process, Muslim Americans, Nseers, Politics News

Muslim-Americans, like all people in the United States, should have the right to due process of law and the right to express their religious beliefs free from discrimination.

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Standing Up for Due Process on Campus = "Sticking Up for Penises Everywhere?"

Adam Kissel | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Due Process, Office for Civil Rights, Sexual Assault, College, Civil Rights, Sex Education, Sex, American Association of University Professors, Liberty, Free Speech, College News

Lower standards of evidence will likely produce more guilty findings -- not just of the guilty, but also the innocent. When verdicts are wrong, the cause of justice on campus is ill-served.

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To Fire A Cheating Teacher

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Education News, Testing, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, Nathan Deal, Arbitrary and Capricious, Teachers Unions, Standardized Tests, Atlanta Teacher Cheating, Due Process, The New Teacher Project, Teacher Cheating, Tim Daly, Education News

Atlanta educators charged with cheating on students' standardized tests received a letter from Erroll Davis, Atlanta's interim superintendent last wee...

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The Department of Education, Yale, And the New Threat to Free Speech on Campus

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: University, Delta Kappa Epsilon, First Amendment, Sexual Harassment, Department of Education, Title IX, Speech Codes, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Harassment, Yale University, Due Process, College, Free Speech, Greg Lukianoff, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Campus Liberty, Fire, College News

Since the 1980s, harassment policies have been the main vehicle for campus speech codes -- that is, collegiate policies that restrict speech protected by the First Amendment.

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The Demise of "Originalism"

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Roberts Court, Originalism, Supreme Court, Law, Constitution, Freedom of Speech, Due Process, Politics News

Judges purporting to engage in originalist analysis often project onto the Framers their own personal and political preferences. The result is an unprincipled and often patently disingenuous jurisprudence.

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Accidental Killing of 12-Year-Old Afghan Girl Highlights Major Challenge for U.S. Military

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Nato, Intelligence, Human Rights, Petraeus, War, Afghanistan-Analysts-Network, Afghanistan, Due Process, Detainee-Review-Boards, Defense Department, World News

Twelve-year-old Nelofar was shot dead early Thursday morning outside her family's home in Eastern Afghanistan because NATO troops mistakenly believed that her uncle was a Taliban leader.

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Bin Laden's Death Sparks Rethinking of US Policy in Afghanistan

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Afghanistan War, Human Rights, Afghanistan, Prisoners, David Petraeus, Rule of Law, Bagram, Defense Department, Due Process, Osama Bin Laden, U.S. Military, Detainees, World News

The death of the world's most wanted terrorist is building up pressure on the United States government to end our country's longest-running war. The question now is whether the American public and its leaders are willing to invest in a long-term strategy for peace.

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Formidable Coalition Joins Fight for Student Rights

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Campus Liberty, Student Rights, First Amendment, College News, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Valdosta State University, Barnes v. Zaccari, Hayden Barnes, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Facebook, Eleventh-Circuit-Court-of-Appeals, Due Process, College News

Hayden Barnes, a former student at Georgia's Valdosta State University (VSU) was kicked out of his college for protesting. This case is easily among the worst I've ever seen.

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Does Bradley Manning Have Rights?

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bradley Manning Wikileaks, Military Service, Department of Defense, Military, Bradley Manning, Dylan Ratigan, Due Process, Wikileaks, Torture, Msnbc, Army, Commander-in-Chief, Politics News

A few days ago, I argued about whether Manning has the right to due process and the right not to be tortured. I believe he has rights, the other contributors disagreed. Captain David Price, a viewer and a retired JAG corps member, wrote in to clarify.

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The Julian Assange 'Trial by Newspaper' -- A Response to Nick Davies

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Rahila Gupta, Women's Rights, The Guardian UK, Trial by Newspaper, Bianca Jagger, Extradition, US Government, Julian Assange, Nick Davies, Sex Trafficking, Joe Biden, Due Process, Justice, Wikileaks, Sarah Palin, Media News

The press has a responsibility to present a fair account of events relating to Julian Assange, particularly when due process is at stake. Prejudiced reporting can have costly and tragic consequences.

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Trial by Newspaper

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom of the Press, Exculpatory Evidence, Swedish Chief Prosecutor Eva Finne, Muhammad Alzery, Daniel Ellsberg, Due Process, Wikileaks, Freedom of Speech, The Guardian, Trial by Newspaper, US Government, Julian Assange, Swedish Legal System, Ahmed Agiza, US Attorney General Eric Holder, Convention Against Torture, World News

A mighty mountain of innuendos has been made to cast Julian Assange as some kind of rapist. As a women's rights advocate, I condemn and abhor rape, but Assange is innocent until proven guilty.

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Obama's Liberty Problem: Why Indefinite Detention by Executive Order Should Scare the Hell Out of People

Vincent Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Liberty, Human Rights, Center for Constitutional Rights, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Due Process, Indefinite Detention, Politics News

A new proposal for indefinite detention will prolong the corrosive effects of the illegal and immoral detentions at Guantanamo rightly condemned world-wide.

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Obama's Liberty Problem: Why Indefinite Detention by Executive Order Should Scare the Hell Out of People

Bill Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo, Liberty, Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights, Due Process, Indefinite Detention, President Obama, Obama Guantanamo, Guantanamo Executive Order, Guantanamo Detainees, Politics News

Guantanamo is the most powerful recruitment tool for those challenging the US. This proposal for indefinite detention is an unconstitutional usurping of power by the executive branch and a clear and present danger to all Americans.

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