Analysis & Commentary
Checks & Balances
Data-Mining Our Liberties
The Protect America Act of 2007--the title alone ought to be warning that unsavory motives are at work--is the most recent example of the national security waltz, a three-step Administration maneuver for taking defeat and turning it into victory.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 08/08/07
Dangerous Privilege
It’s time to do something about executive privilege.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 07/26/07
Habeas Corpus Evaporating
Six months after Congress enacted the Military Commissions Act of 2006 with its eyes firmly on the polls, there have been many promises and proposals from legislators about how to remedy the damage done to civil liberties by that law-but little action. Despite the powerful advocacy of former military officials, religious figures, and law enforcement officials, Congress has as of yet failed to fix a single one of the MCA’s many flaws.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 05/14/07
Background on Executive Privilege
Background on executive privilege.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 03/23/07
Subpoenas and the Exercise of “Executive Privilege”
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 03/22/07
Just Wars: From Cicero to Iraq
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 03/16/07
The Quality of Justice
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 03/13/07
Removing Gonzales Will Not Remove Systemic Problems
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 03/12/07
Framing the Presidency
What kind of executive branch did America’s constitutional framers have in mind? It’s a question with which federal courts are now busy wrestling. And the quality of liberty American citizens enjoy very much depends on their answers.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 02/19/07