I keep referring to this case because I see it is a prime example of the threat Bush, Ashcroft and the Patriot Act pose to our civil liberties. The reason is that he is a US citizen who was detained on US soil. Both Discourse.net and Atrios have excellent comments regarding an MSNBC report that […]
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The Justice Department’s release of previously classified information regarding Jose Padilla has prompted a remarkable number of items worth reading. Clearly leading the list is Dahlia Lithwick’s insightful and devastating review at Slate. Equally as good is this op-ed piece by Richard Cohen in the Washington Post. (Via The War in Context). There is also […] Is That Legal? has some interesting observations on whether the abuse stories emerging in Iraq means the Justice Department lied to the Supreme Court. Edward Lazarus makes a similar but broader point in a FindLaw column that also touches somewhat on the topic of my last post. |
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