Maher Arar

Think Again: Sotomayor and SCOTUS: Captured on a Carousel of Time

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

The debate over Sotomayor's "priorities" has shed next to no light on the nominee views or decisions, but has proven awfully revealing about the state of conservatives' collective neuroses.

Jason Linkins

NYT Recycles 'Sharp-Tongue' Criticism Of Sotomayor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media


I don't think I mentioned it previously, but when President Barack Obama announced that he would be submitting Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge S...

Chaos and Lies: Why Obama Was Right To Halt The Guantanamo Trials

Andy Worthington | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


Andy Worthington

In one of his first acts as president, Obama ordered prosecutors in Guantanamo's Military Commission trials to ask for a four-month stay on all proceedings.

Breaking the Law: Bush Officials Feel the Heat

David Wallechinsky | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


David Wallechinsky

If you happen to be either a terrorist seeking martyrdom or a Bush official who authorized the torture of the accused and would prefer that testimony regarding the torture not surface in a trial.

Those Pesky Activist Judges

William Fisher | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


William Fisher

In a breathtakingly unusual move, a federal appeals court has decided to re-hear the case of the man who has arguably become the poster child for the Bush administration's rendition program.

Extraordinary Rendition and No Apologies

William Fisher | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


William Fisher

Maher Arar, the poster boy for the program of "extraordinary rendition" has again been denied his day in court -- and Congressional efforts are floundering to reign in the Bush administration.