by harvardnsj | Nov 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
By NSJ Staff Writer On November 17th, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed, but remanded for re-sentencing, the conviction of Lynne Stewart for activities arising out of her representation of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the “Blind Sheikh.” Abdel-Rahman and nine...
by harvardnsj | Oct 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Peter Dickos, HLS 2012 NSJ Staff Writer The interests of national security and human rights often seem in opposition to each other. If that is the rule, then it is one that Sarah Sewall, former Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard’s John...
by harvardnsj | Oct 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
A federal judge ruled Friday that the government may withhold portions of records that allegedly describe torture and abuse in a case related to detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...
by harvardnsj | Oct 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Thursday, a divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to renew three key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that were set to expire at year’s end. By a tally of 11-8, the SJC voted to extend until 2013 the authorities of the federal government to...
by harvardnsj | Oct 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
In what appears to be a sudden reversal of policy, Congressional leaders on the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Committee on Wednesday included compromise language in the FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Act that would allow detainees currently...
