Posted on 10/07/2003 9:16:11 AM PDT by carlo3b
ACLU Asks Government For Proof That Detainees in U.S. Custody Are Not Being Tortured
Citing news reports that the United States government may have tortured detainees or subjected them to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," the ACLU and other groups today asked agency officials for proof that that the U.S. is honoring its obligations under domestic and international law.
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Online Forum: What's on your mind? >>>Supreme Court Term Could Bring Seismic Shifts in Politics, Post-9/11 Criminal Law
A number of cases involving elections and post-9/11 law enforcement could cause major shifts in the political and criminal justice systems by the end of the 2003 Supreme Court term.
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ACLU's 2003 Supreme Court docket >>>Passage of Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures Prompts ACLU Suit
With the Houses final passage of the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," the ACLU plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.
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