Nine years after he left his post as Director of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the George W. Bush administration, Jay Bybee’s legal opinions still have the capacity to surprise.
The Brennan Center recently urged the Supreme Court to hear the case of a Guantanamo detainee whose detention may have been the result of botched paperwork. That detainee is now dead.
Overclassification is a threat to our democracy and our national security alike. But the key to tackling it is within reach. President Obama should adopt measures to introduce accountability into the system.
The recent indictment, conviction, and sentencing of a Massachusetts pharmacist named Tarek Mehanna highlights the Obama administration’s squeamishness with public information and oversight in national security matters.
The case tests the bite in the Supreme Court's 2008 promise that Guantanmo detainees have a constitutional right to challenge their detentions in court.
The AP reports the NYPD conducted surveillance and monitoring of Muslim communities in Newark, once again showing the need for increased police oversight.
It appears iguanas have more rights than detainees at Guantanamo Bay. I traveled to the prison recently to observe the hearing of accused U.S.S. Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
