Comments on: Amicus briefs in Hedges v. Obama inform indefinite detention lawsuit

By: 5 Worst Obama Assaults on Civil Liberties Besides the AP scandal

5 Worst Obama Assaults on Civil Liberties Besides the AP scandal — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:29:43 +0000

[...] prosecution of whistleblowers; surveillance of peaceful protesters; the criminalization of journalism and peaceful human-rights activism; and extensive blacklisting that would have been the envy [...]

By: There’s No Room for Civil Liberties in Obama’s Inauguration View of America

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:46:16 +0000

[...] the prosecution ofwhistleblowers; surveillance of peaceful protesters; the criminalization of journalism and peaceful human-rights activism; extensive blacklisting that would have been the envy of [...]

By: People's Blog for the Constitution » Killing Us Softly

People's Blog for the Constitution » Killing Us Softly — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:38:30 +0000

[...] over a decade, a pattern has emerged of executive evasion of judicial review when the military detains particular (seemingly exceptional) Americans. Ten years after Padilla was [...]

By: People's Blog for the Constitution » NDAA resolution introduced in San Francisco, CA

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:33:40 +0000

[...] Arab, Muslim, and South Asian community as they were targeted in the wake of 9/11. His legal team filed an amicus in Hedges v. Obama, a case challenging the NDAA that is currently in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Rachel [...]

By: People's Blog for the Constitution » Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Indefinite Detention

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:27:12 +0000

[...] military detention and the human consequences of unchecked executive authority. BORDC helped to organize amicii for the case, including a brief on behalf of the Korematsu Center and filed its own amicus brief in the case. [...]

By: Links 5/1/2013: Hewlett-Packard GNU/Linux Laptop, Linux Mint Codename | Techrights

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:02:13 +0000

[...] Amicus briefs in Hedges v. Obama inform indefinite detention lawsuit The Bill of Rights Defense Committee recently coordinated the filing of three amicus (friend of the court) briefs in Hedges v. Obama, a lawsuit in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals challenging domestic military detention under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012. [...]

By: War Contractor’s Crimes, Extraordinary Rendition, Diderot and Saying Goodbye to Civil Liberties » Clearing the FOG Radio

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:27:24 +0000

[...] the prosecution of whistleblowers; surveillance of peaceful protesters; the criminalization of journalism and peaceful human-rights activism; extensive blacklisting that would have been the envy of [...]

By: There's No Room for Civil Liberties in Obama's Inauguration View of America

There's No Room for Civil Liberties in Obama's Inauguration View of America — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:05:51 +0000

[...] the prosecution of whistleblowers; surveillance of peaceful protesters; the criminalization of journalism and peaceful human-rights activism; extensive blacklisting that would have been the envy of Joe [...]

By: People's Blog for the Constitution » BORDC in the news: December 31, 2012-January 7, 2013

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:19:05 +0000

[...] for passive activities that merit detention, a class of journalists and activists initiated Hedges v. Obama to challenge the NDAA’s prejudicial effect on their work and civil liberties. However, as [...]