Press Releases
Domestic Counterterrorism
Executive Privilege System Broken, Report Finds
Center proposes new legislation to resolve executive privilege disputes.
– 05/01/09
On Transparency, Obama Succeeds and Disappoints in First 100 Days
Detailed 30-Page Report Card reveals Obama’s need to improve accountability in cases of government misconduct.
– 04/27/09
DOJ Releases Four OLC Memos on Torture Techniques
Brennan Center holds the view that while the memos’ release is a significant victory for transparency, the actual content of the memos is chilling and highlights the urgent need for a commission of inquiry
– 04/16/09
Al-Marri Detention Case Vacated
The Supreme Court vacated a lower federal court decision giving the President power to detain indefinitely citizens and legal residents in the US.
– 03/06/09
Former FBI Director, General, Diplomat, Clergy Call for Presidential Commission on Detention
Joint release brought together with OSI.
– 02/19/09
Brennan Center Urges President Obama to Support an Independent Commission
Letter rallies support for non-partisan investigation, an approach embraced by the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
– 02/10/09
Obama Administration Begins New Era in “War on Terror”
President’s orders touch on Guantánamo, torture, secrecy, and a Brennan Center case before the Supreme Court.
– 01/23/09
Brennan Center Files Brief in Al-Marri v. Spagone
A litmus-test, this Supreme Court case presents first major challenge of Bush Counterterrorism policy for Obama Administration.
– 01/21/09
Petition for Certorari Filed in Al-Marri Case
Petition warns that leaving the decision standing could “displace the constitutional protections of the criminal justice system,” based on a mere allegation of a connection to possible terrorist activity, unless the Supreme Court acts
– 09/16/08
U.S. Government Admits It Destroyed Videotape in Enemy Combatant Case
Yesterday the U.S. government admitted, for the first time, that officials destroyed videotapes that documented interrogations of Ali Almarri, the only alleged “enemy combatant” still detained on U. S. soil.
– 05/02/08