Liberty & National Security
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Rev. Boyle believes he was unfairly targeted by the U.S. for his religious convictions and stance against the war. Both are violations of his First Amendment rights and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Geren v. Omar and Munaf v. Geren
The Brennan Center represents two United States citizens, Shawqi Omar and Mohammad Munaf, who have been detained by the United States in Iraq for more than two years, and whose cases will be heard in the Supreme Court in March 2008.
The Brennan Center is defending a Qatari national who is the only person detained as an “enemy combatant” in the United States. Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri was imprisoned without trial and without due process. The case was recently heard en banc in the Fourth District Court on October 31, 2007, and we are awaiting the decision.
Welcome to the first-ever Brennan Center pop quiz. Since each week brings more depressing news of torture, executive privilege, government spying, etc., we thought we’d share this test....
Debates & Dodgers Fan Syndrome
Every presidential debate this season—there have been more than 40 and counting—I hope the subject matter will focus on some of the more important issues....
Convictions: More Hypocrisy at Guantanamo
Even as criticism mounts, Guantánamo’s underlying hypocrisy endures. That hypocrisy manifested itself again last week in a little-noticed decision…
Illustrations by Risko
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.
Discredited Yoo Memos Led to “Enemy Combatant” Detainment and Denial of Habeas Corpus
Today, the Brennan Center for Justice asked a federal court to end the detention of a U.S. resident who is being held on the advice of long-discredited Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memos which sought to justify torture and indefinite detention.
Government Fails to Muzzle “Peace Pastor” Frederick Boyle
Rev. Boyle, the ordained minister known as the Peace Pastor, reached an agreement with the federal government today that ends his unfair prosecution and maintains his right to speak out against the Iraq War.
Hearing Testimony on Habeas Corpus and Detentions
Jonathan Hafetz explains why restoring habeas is essential to regaining the legitimacy and moral credibility necessary to build an effective counter-terrorism policy.
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.
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.
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.