Michael Ratner

"American Taliban" Whistleblower Joins Furor Over CIA Tapes

William Fisher | Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Jesselyn Radack, Warrantless Wiretapping, Marjorie Cohn, John Conyers, New York Times Torture, National Lawyers Guild, Bruce Fein, Missing CIA Torture Tapes, Patrick Leahy, American Freedom Campaign, Michael Mukasey, Abu Zubaydah, John Walker Lindh, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, Bush Administration Torture, Jonathan Turley, American Lawyers Defending the Constitution, Harriet Miers, Center for Constitutional Rights, Michael Hayden, Michael Ratner, Tapegate, Alberto Gonzales, Mario Cuomo, Politics News
William Fisher

The destruction of the CIA tapes has raised questions about whether CIA officials withheld information from Congress, the courts and the Sept. 11 commission about aspects of the program.

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Beyond Guantanamo

Tram Nguyen | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

Read More: Civil Liberties, Undocumented Immigrants, War on Terror, Immigration Protests, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Immigration, Puffin/Nation Prize, Habeas Corpus, Abu Ghraib, Rendition, Racial Politics, Habeas Bill, Center for Constitutional Rights, Illegal Immigrants, Michael Ratner, Guantanamo Bay, Waterboarding, Creative Citizenship Award, Immigration Debate, Torture, Politics News
Tram Nguyen

The civil liberties debate isn't only about the right to privacy and dissent and other good things citizens enjoy, but the integrity of the Constitution and the human rights of all persons under its jurisdiction.

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Mukasey Will Suck (And He Hates Us)

Shayana Kadidal | Posted 09.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights, Judge Michael Mukasey, Attorney General, Material Witness, Rule of Law, Jose Padilla, Suxxor, Charles Schumer, Politics News
Shayana Kadidal

If Mukasey believes judicial review, open government, and probable cause requirements for detention and wiretapping are hindrances to law enforcement, then he is sorely unqualified to be the nation's top law enforcement official.

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