DOJ asks appeals court to vacate 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' ruling
Lawyers for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a ruling that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) [10 USC § 654; JURIST...
Ninth Circuit again partially reinstates 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ordered that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in...
US President Barack Obama on Friday certified the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in the military. The...
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that all instances of torture must be investigated as violations of US and international law and a failure to do so will allow impunity for those who authorized...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at a congressional hearing Thursday that Guantanamo Bay is unlikely to be closed because of security concerns. Responding to a question from the Senate Armed Forces Committee...
Obama administration to continue rendition of terror suspects with oversight: report
The US will continue its practice of sending terror detainees to third countries for interrogation with increased oversight to prevent torture, the New York Times reported Monday. The practice, known as rendition , received...
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will "open a preliminary review" into allegations of prisoner abuse by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogators during the...
House Intelligence Committee to investigate CIA secret assassination plan
The US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee will launch an investigation into plans by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assassinate al Qaeda members, the Committee announced Friday. The Committee has already requested...
Congressmen urge investigation into secret CIA anti-terrorism program
Members of Congress on Monday called for an investigation into a secret Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program designed to kill al Qaeda members. The call follows the recently publicized information that former vice-president Dick Cheney directly ordered ...
Cheney ordered CIA to withhold secret program from Congress: report
Former vice-president Dick Cheney directly ordered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to withhold from Congress information on a counterterrorism program kept secret for eight years until it was terminated by current CIA director Leon...
