Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Monday on the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in the case of radical Muslim cleric and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki...
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Obama administration invokes state secrets in effort to block targeted killings lawsuit
The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief with the District Court for the District of Columbia , asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit questioning the legality of targeted killings of terrorism suspects....
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it has charged Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimulla Mehsud in connection with the December 30 attack on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...
Rights groups file suit over US assassination order for suspected terrorist
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the US government's authority to conduct "targeted killings" against suspected terrorists. The ACLU and CCR allege that...
US President Barack Obama Friday signed legislation designed to increase security along the US-Mexico border. The Act allocates an additional $600 million toward hiring 1,000 new Border Patrol agents and 200...
Rights groups challenge US regulation restricting legal assistance for terror suspects
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation making it a crime to provide legal services to, or...
Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges relating to last month's attempted car bombing in New York City's Times Square. Appearing before Judge Miriam...
UN official urges greater accountability for US drone strikes
A top UN official on Wednesday called on the US to cease CIA drone strikes in Pakistan until more accountability for the strikes exists. UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston ...
House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
A US subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday on the use of unmanned predator drone strikes . The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing ...
House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
A US subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday on the use of unmanned predator drone strikes . The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing ...