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- ACLU Monitoring Unconstitutional Guantánamo Military Commissions Today
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba – The American Civil Liberties Union is at Guantánamo monitoring the military commission hearings of Saudi national Ahmed Mohammed Al Darbi scheduled for today. - ACLU Monitoring Unconstitutional Guantánamo Military Commissions Today
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba – The American Civil Liberties Union is at Guantánamo monitoring the military commission hearings of Omar Khadr scheduled for today. If his case moves forward, Khadr will be the first child soldier in American history to be prosecuted for alleged war crimes. - ACLU Welcomes Report’s Conclusions On Detainee Treatment In U.S. Custody
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) released the executive summary and conclusions of the committee’s long-awaited report on its inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody. The American Civil Liberties Union welcomes the release and applauds the committee for initiating the inquiry. - ACLU Welcomes Report’s Conclusions On Detainee Treatment In U.S. Custody
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) released the executive summary and conclusions of the committee’s long-awaited report on its inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody. The American Civil Liberties Union welcomes the release and applauds the committee for initiating the inquiry. - 9/11 Victims' Families Challenge Legitimacy Of Guantánamo Military Commissions
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today released a statement from 31 9/11 victims' family members challenging the legitimacy of the Guantánamo military commissions and their ability to achieve justice. - 9/11 Victims' Families Challenge Legitimacy Of Guantánamo Military Commissions
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today released a statement from 31 9/11 victims' family members challenging the legitimacy of the Guantánamo military commissions and their ability to achieve justice. - 9/11 Detainees Postpone Guilty Pleas At Guantánamo
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba – After expressing their desire to plead guilty at a Guantánamo military commission hearing earlier today, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other detainees charged with crimes related to the 9/11 attacks said they would postpone entering pleas until the competency of two additional co-defendants is determined. Outstanding questions remain about whether the death penalty can be imposed if the defendants plead guilty. - ACLU Announces Poster Design Contest
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties has issued a call for poster design submissions that depict the transformation of America into a country that holds its leaders accountable, strives to restore civil liberties and works to fix unconstitutional policies. The winning designer will be awarded $500 and the poster will be used as part of the ACLU's national campaign to renew America's commitment to the Constitution. - ACLU At Guantánamo This Week For 9/11 Hearings
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba – The American Civil Liberties Union is at Guantánamo this week for hearings in the 9/11-related military commission cases. The ACLU's John Adams Project, a partnership with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NADCL), has sponsored expert civilian counsel who are assisting the under-resourced military defense counsel for several Guantánamo detainees. - Guantánamo Detainees Charged With 9/11 Crimes Offer To Plead Guilty
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba – The Guantánamo detainees charged with crimes related to the 9/11 attacks offered to plead guilty today before a military commission. The American Civil Liberties Union's John Adams Project, a partnership with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NADCL), has sponsored expert civilian counsel who are assisting the under-resourced military defense counsel for these detainees. - Federal Court Rules Bush Administration Must Justify Scholar's Visa Denial
BOSTON – A federal court today ruled that it has the power to review whether the Bush administration has a valid reason for denying a visa to respected South African scholar Adam Habib. The decision comes in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Massachusetts challenging the State Department's refusal to grant Professor Habib a visa based on unsubstantiated national security claims. Habib remains banned from the country and unable to attend speaking engagements in the United States. - Video Produced By ACLU And Brave New Films Reveals Flaws In Guantánamo Military Commissions
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union is pleased to announce a new video available online today featuring three military officials who enumerate the egregious flaws in the Guantánamo military commissions. The video features Navy Lt. Commander Brian Mizer, who served as commission defense counsel for convicted Guantánamo detainee Salim Hamdan and has been serving as defense counsel for Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, one of the Guantánamo detainees charged with crimes related to the 9/11 attacks who offered to plead guilty today before a military commission; Air Force Major David J.R. Frakt, who is the commission defense counsel for Mohammed Jawad; and Lt. Colonel Darrel John Vandeveld, who was a senior military commission prosecutor before resigning in protest. - Supreme Court Agrees To Review ACLU's Landmark Indefinite Detention Case
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today agreed to review the Bush administration's claim that it can indefinitely imprison a legal resident of the United States without charge or trial. The case was filed on behalf of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, who has been detained in solitary confinement at a Navy brig in South Carolina since June 2003. Al-Marri asked the Court to reverse a federal appeals court decision that gave the president sweeping power to deprive individuals in the United States of their most basic constitutional rights by designating them as "enemy combatants." - ACLU Challenges Government Suppression Of Torture Testimony At Guantánamo
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal challenge today to prohibit the government from censoring prisoners' testimony about torture and abuse in their military commission proceedings. Currently, the government cuts off the audio feed whenever a detainee testifies about CIA abuse so that observers cannot hear descriptions of brutal interrogations. In its motion, filed with the judge overseeing the prosecution of five defendants charged with involvement in the 9/11 attacks, the ACLU also seeks the immediate release of all transcripts of past proceedings in which the audio was turned off. - ACLU Says No Room For Compromise On Banning Torture
NEW YORK – News reports indicate that some members of Congress may be considering compromising over whether to completely end the Bush administration's disastrous policies of torture and detainee abuse. - ACLU Says No Room For Compromise On Banning Torture
NEW YORK – News reports indicate that some members of Congress may be considering compromising over whether to completely end the Bush administration's disastrous policies of torture and detainee abuse. - ACLU Briefs Key House Committee on Privacy
WASHINGTON – The House Homeland Security Committee hosted a series of roundtable discussions today to consider the future of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties at the Department of Homeland Security. Chairman Bennie Thompson invited scholars and experts from across the country, including the American Civil Liberties Union, to participate. The ACLU offered guidance on policies such as federal watch lists, border security, and increased information sharing among law enforcement – including the use of fusion centers. - U.S. Citizen Severely Tortured While Detain