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• Almost a "Saturday Night Massacre"

  On Sunday and Monday, the Washington Post published two excerpts from Barton Gellman’s new book Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency . The first part explores the role David Addington, Vice President *** Cheney’s legal counsel, played in quashing... Posted Sep 15 2008, 07:57 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers

• Mukasey At Nine Months: Not Much to Celebrate

  by Simon Heller, Legal Director, Alliance for Justice Alliance for Justice recently released its nine month report on Michael Mukasey’s tenure as attorney general. In the report, we outlined his management of the Justice Department, including concerns... Posted Aug 25 2008, 06:49 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers

• The GTMO "Incentive Program"

  by Nicole Barrett, a Human Rights First volunteer consultant and former trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Her previous posts are available here and here , and earlier reporting is available from Sahr MuhammedAlly... Posted Aug 19 2008, 01:13 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Representing the Unwilling at Guantanamo

  by Nicole Barrett, a Human Rights First volunteer consultant and former trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Her previous post is available here , and earlier reporting is available from Sahr MuhammedAlly ,... Posted Aug 18 2008, 08:54 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Not all Crimes are War Crimes

  by Nicole Barrett, a Human Rights First volunteer consultant and former trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Guantánamo Bay, August 14, 2008. Those experienced with the law of war know that, when charges... Posted Aug 15 2008, 02:45 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Hamdan Verdict Leaves Many Unanswered Questions

  by Shayana Kadidal, head of the Guantánamo project at the Center for Constitutional Rights Salim Hamdan’s 66-month sentence for providing material support for terrorism hardly marks closure to this chapter in the sorry history of the Bush... Posted Aug 08 2008, 03:58 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Military Tribunal Convicts Salim Hamdan of Providing Material Support to Terrorism, Acquits of Conspiracy Charge

  Salim Hamdan, who is being held at the military’s detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and served as Osama bin Laden’s driver, was convicted by a military tribunal of providing material support for terrorism and acquitted of conspiracy... Posted Aug 06 2008, 09:46 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, News And Announcements, Access to Justice

• Mukasey's Attempted Legislative End Run Around the Courts: Part II

  by Shayana Kadidal, head of the Guantánamo project at the Center for Constitutional Rights [This is the second half of an article examining Attorney General Mukasey’s recent call for Congress to enact legislation governing Guantanamo detainee’s... Posted Aug 04 2008, 06:01 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Constitutional Interpretation and Change, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Mukasey's Attempted Legislative End Run Around the Courts: Part I

  by Shayana Kadidal, head of the Guantánamo project at the Center for Constitutional Rights [This is the first half of an article examining Attorney General Mukasey’s recent call for Congress to enact legislation governing Guantanamo detainee’s... Posted Aug 01 2008, 05:42 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Constitutional Interpretation and Change, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Military Commission Proceeding Against Salim Hamdan -- "Black Clouds" of Coercion over Guantánamo

  by Sahr MuhammedAlly, Senior Associate with the Law and Security Program, Human Rights First. Yesterday’s post is available here ; earlier reporting is available from Aaron Zissler and Frank Kendall . Guantánamo Bay, Wednesday, July 30, 2008... Posted Jul 31 2008, 02:37 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Military Commission Proceeding Against Salim Hamdan - A "Show and Tell" Trial

  by Sahr MuhammedAlly, Senior Associate with the Law and Security Program, Human Rights First. Earlier reporting is available from Aaron Zissler and Frank Kendall . Guantánamo Bay, Monday, July 28, 2008. One of the contentious issues in the so-called... Posted Jul 30 2008, 04:22 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• A.G. Mukasey Urges Congress to Again Intervene Regarding Guantanamo Detainees

  In a speech before the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute , Attorney General Michael Mukasey urged Congress to enact legislation defining the rights available to Guantanamo detainees who are bringing habeas challenges to their detention... Posted Jul 25 2008, 01:27 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, News And Announcements

• Military Commission Proceeding Against Salim Hamdan: The Military Commission Trial Shows Its True Colors

  by Aaron Zisser, the Kroll Family Human Rights Fellow at Human Rights First, who is in Guantánamo to monitor the proceedings in the terrorism case against Salim Hamdan. See Monday’s , Tuesday’s , and Wednesday’s posts. Additional... Posted Jul 24 2008, 12:46 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Military Commission Proceeding Against Salim Hamdan --"Why Are You Doing This?"

  by Aaron Zisser, the Kroll Family Human Rights Fellow at Human Rights First, who is in Guantánamo to monitor the proceedings in the terrorism case against Salim Hamdan. See Monday’s and Tuesday’s posts. Guantánamo Bay, Tuesday... Posted Jul 23 2008, 12:53 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice

• Military Commission Proceedings Against Salim Hamdan -- Is That What You're Wearing to Trial?

  by Aaron Zisser, the Kroll Family Human Rights Fellow at Human Rights First, who is in Guantánamo to monitor the proceedings in the terrorism case against Salim Hamdan. Yesterday’s post is available here . Guantánamo Bay, Monday, July... Posted Jul 22 2008, 02:53 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Criminal Justice, Separation Of Powers, Access to Justice