Lawyers and civil liberties groups say the legal battle against Bush's expansion of government's powers could last many years and redefine the powers of the executive branch.
Three former Guantanamo detainees from Britain say they confessed to involvement in terrorist activity in Afghanistan after being subjected to months of physical and mental abuse.
A week after Rumsfeld's resignation, lawyers asked a German prosecutor to investigate Rumsfeld and other American officials for mistreatment of prisoners in military jails in Iraq and Cuba.
The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Iraqi shooting victims' families charging U.S. private military contractor Blackwater with war crimes.
Article that details the initial attempt by US Military prosecutors to charge and convict Guantanamo Bay detainees for their alleged connections to the 9-11 attacks.
The fight for detainees is costly and time consuming for Wilmer Hale law firm, part of the defense coordinated by the Center for Constitutional Rights. You can access the article here .
Toto Constant was declared guilty of mortgage fraud, leaving the Center for Constitutional Rights hopeful that convictions for human rights violations will follow. You can access the full article...
New York City police stopped, questioned and frisked more than half a million people last year, 80 percent of them black and Hispanic, a civil-rights group said Thursday... Click Here for full...
