The Constitution Project

The Declaration represents the largest collection of policy experts yet to lend their voices to a responsible plan to process the cases of suspected terrorist detainees held at the Guantanamo detention facility.

Panelists agreed that the government's response to H1N1 has been timely and proportionate, but voiced concerns about how governments may employ executive powers if more virulent strands of the flu merge.

Proponents of national security courts claim that these new hybrid courts would eliminate burdensome procedural rules that protect the rights of defendants.