CNN: Court won’t rethink ‘Mary Doe’ abortion case
Archive by Author
War with Iran in 3 weeks?
10 OctDoes Bush Think War with Iran Is Preordained?
My opinion? Probably. And Chris Hedges seems to think so as well. Follow the link to read this very important and terrifying article. Or just click the cut below…
Talking T-shirts
5 OctSo lasarina‘s post over in , and one of the comments therein, got me to thinking about these types of t-shirts, and people’s reactions to them. I am often taken aback at those reactions. You see, I wear almost exclusively t-shirts with commentary of some sort. Sometimes they are geeky (I love ThinkGeek.Com) and many are political (InstantAttitudes.Com, NorthernSun.Com, etc.)
Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights
4 OctIt was a rough week in Washington for the law last week. As president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, I spent much of the week fighting against the passage of the Military Commission Act, which stripped the fundamental right of habeas corpus from noncitizens. Because so much of the debate was focused on prisoners held at Guantánamo, the new bill’s full impact was poorly understood. But our loss in Congress last week has consequences for citizens, as well as for legal permanent residents (green card holders) and noncitizens anywhere–and consequences for the rule of law in this country.
