In a major development in the Bradley Manning case, a military judge ruled today that Manning’s pre-trial confinement was illegal and reduced his possible sentence in a pre-trial hearing.
Today, the Brennan Center for Justice and nine other human rights organizations urged an appeals court to overturn a decision allowing the government to keep information about its use of waterboarding secret.
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
