" ne of the remaining few convictions at a military court at the U.S. base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, appears to be on shaky ground. ..." Read the full piece here.
" A federal judge tentatively granted a motion by the Center for Constitutional Rights to file a supplementary complaint to its class action on behalf of hundreds of prisoners in prolonged solitary...
" Controversial professor Steven Salaita will be able to pursue his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the University of Illinois for refusing to release documents about his case. ..." Read...
"A military appeals court on Wednesday overturned the terrorism conviction of an Australian whose guilty plea was once hailed as a sign that the tribunal system at the Guantánamo Bay , Cuba, prison...
It’s stop-and-frisk 101. Cops were given new step-by-step instructions on how and when to conduct stop-and-frisks, the Daily News has learned. ... Read the full piece .
Police reform advocates expressed cautious optimism this week over a new set of guidelines for when New York City police officers can stop and frisk people on the street, a reform aimed at reining in...
There are Rutgers students and graduates whose futures are in jeopardy because they were placed under surveillance by the NYPD - operating outside of its jurisdiction - for no other reason than they...
Prosecutors are not overreaching in using an anti-terrorism statute against young activists accused of releasing thousands of minks from an Illinois fur factory, a federal judge ruled. ... Read the...
Photos of Iraqi prisoners tethered to dog leashes and electrical wires dominated the news when they emerged in 2003 and 2004. The abuse scandal centered at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad...
Twelve years ago today, 23-year-old U.S. human rights defender Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while peacefully protecting Palestinian homes in Gaza from...