Analysis & Commentary
Liberty & National Security
Protecting the Wiretappers
Bowing to White House pressure, Congress passed the 2007 Protect America Act in August, eviscerating any meaningful checks and balances on a sweeping range of governmental surveillance. Now that it has protected telecommunications giants from all future liabilities, the Administration is demanding they be granted amnesty from legal liability for past complicity in spying on ordinary Americans.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 09/27/07
Justice Denied
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 08/27/07
Government Snooping in a Digital Age
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 08/23/07
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
Explosive Reactions
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 07/27/07
Modest Improvements Cannot Save an Inherently Flawed Process at Guantanamo
Authored by: Jonathan Hafetz
– 07/27/07
Dangerous Privilege
It’s time to do something about executive privilege.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 07/26/07
How a Military Officer’s Sworn Declaration Sheds New Light on Guantanamo’s Flawed Detention System
Authored by: Jonathan Hafetz
– 06/29/07
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