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Each month, Brennan Center staff contribute the Drum Major Institute’s Civil Justice Blog
Can Canada Sway SCOTUS?
Canadian decision in a Guantanamo Bay case should guide U.S. Justices.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 05/27/08
Review of Frank Lambert’s Religion in American Politics
Religion remains a problem in American politics. But what kind of problem? In 2008, as a new member of the House of Representative, Ellison’s decision to swear the oath on Thomas Jefferson’s personal copy of the Qur’an provoked a predictable uproar....
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 05/15/08
After Gitmo
The US Supreme Court has yet to rule on the constitutional challenges filed by Guantánamo detainees to their six-year-plus imprisonments. Yet politicians already are lining up to ensure a full remedy for the Bush Administration’s errors proves impossible....
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 05/13/08
Fitna’s Hateful Crusade
Feared, condemned sight-unseen and praised as a celebration of free speech, Fitna, a seventeen-minute film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, appeared on the Internet in late March. Fitna is a bombastic, bloody montage linking terrorist violence to Koranic texts.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 04/07/08
Another Example of Shoddy Legal Reasoning
Shoddy legal reasoning in memos the DoJ’s Office of Legal Counsel authored in response to 9/11 are a constant focus of the news media these days. Receiving less attention, but equally important, is the question whether the problems at the DoJ go beyond the war on terror. There are indications that they do, specifically an opinion on the 2003 “Leadership Act.”
Authored by: Laura K. Abel
– 03/13/08
Torture and Democracy: A Discussion with Professor Darius Rejali
Listen to Professor Darius Rejali talk about the issues at the center of his book, Torture and Democracy.
– 03/12/08
Future of Guantanamo
Listen to a panel discussion featuring Andy Worthington, Joanne Mariner, Wells Dixon, and Jonathan Hafetz on the timely and important issues revolving around the future of Guantánamo.
– 03/10/08
“The New Counterterrorism: Investigating Terror, Investigating Muslims” in Liberty Under Attack
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 01/10/08
“The Hirota Gambit” in New York University’s Annual Survey of American Law
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 01/10/08