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New Report: The Problems Surrounding Post-Conviction DNA Testing Policies and Procedures

by John F. Terzano, President of The Justice Project , a nonpartisan organization that works to increase fairness and accuracy in the criminal justice system, with a focus on the capital punishment system Last week, The Justice Project released Increasing Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing: A Policy...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2008
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 , Aaron Zissler and Frank Kendall . Guantánamo...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
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 , Aaron Zissler and Frank Kendall . Guantánamo...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-18-2008
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 are brought before a military commission or war...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-15-2008
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 administration’s military commissions. A slew...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-08-2008
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 charges, the New York Times reported. ACSBlog...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-06-2008
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 habeas court proceedings. The first half...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008
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 habeas court proceedings. The second half...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-01-2008
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. On July 28, Navy Captain Judge Keith Allred,...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-31-2008
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 “war on terror” is when did the...

Posted to American Constitution Society (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-30-2008

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