The 5-4 ruling by the US Supreme Court in the Center for Constitutional Rights' case Boumediene v. Bush that the US Constitution permits detainees in Guantánamo Bay to challenge their detentions is...
The US Supreme Court granted detainees in the detention camp in Guantánamo Bay the legal right to challenge their detention in the Center for Constitutional Rights' case, Boumediene v. Bush. You can...
The judge handling the habeas appeals for more than 200 detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, ordered government lawyers to prioritize these cases after urging from the detainees' lawyers, including...
LONDON — A Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation into allegations that six former high-level Bush administration officials violated international law by...
In the CCR's case over the denial of permits to G20 protest groups, a judge ruled to grant permits to 3 of the groups and to permit the use of a park for a tent-city demonstration.
A federal appeals panel heard arguments in CCR's case, Wilner v. National Security Agency . The CCR argued for a reversal of the decision dismissing the CCR's Freedom of Information Request regarding...
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly gave lawyers from the Civilian Review Board, the independent agency that investigates allegations of police abuse, authority to prosecute police officers in cases...
Former Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau faces a new challenge at age 90. He's been appointed by a judge to speed up hiring of blacks and Hispanics in New York City's mostly white fire...
Hashmi, an American citizen, had become a symbol of what they view as the unfair – and unconstitutional - treatment of Muslims in the post-9/11 world. His case prompted regular vigils outside...
The Humanitarian Law Project case demonstrates that even former President Jimmy Carter could be subject to criminal prosecution under the Patriot Act for his work in assisting the monitoring of fair...
