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Mr. Taft testifies that Guantanamo detainees should be allowed to challenge their detentions in federal court through writs of habeas corpus, and that we should follow our practice in previous wars of treating all captured persons in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and the Army Field Manual.
In his statement, Mr. Keene urges committee members to support the restoration of habeas corpus jurisdiction eliminated by the Military Commissions Act (MCA).
In his statement, Mr. Keene urges committee members to support the restoration of habeas corpus jurisdiction eliminated by the Military Commissions Act (MCA).
In a series of letters, prominent conservatoves call upon Congress to restore habeas corpus rights eliminated by the enactment of the Military Commissions Act.
In a series of letters, prominent conservatoves call upon Congress to restore habeas corpus rights eliminated by the enactment of the Military Commissions Act.
The Constitution Project and a coalition of NGOs write to Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) to strongly oppose any effort to reform the procedures and rules governing the Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) – the military review boards designed to confirm the Pentagon’s determination that the detainees are “enemy combatants.” The groups also call for the restoration of detainees’ right to challenge their detention through writs of habeas corpus.
The Constitution Project's Liberty and Security Committee expresses deep concern over legislation eliminating habeas corpus for certain non-citizens detained by the United States. The Committee recommends that Congress vote to restore federal court jurisdiction to hear these habeas corpus petitions.
The Constitution Project's Liberty and Security Committee expresses deep concern over legislation eliminating habeas corpus for certain non-citizens detained by the United States. The Committee recommends that Congress vote to restore federal court jurisdiction to hear these habeas corpus petitions.
Joseph Margulies and Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Colonel. U.S. Army (Retired) discuss Mr. Margulies book - "Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power" - at an event at the National Press Club organized by The Constitution Project.
The petitioners in this case were convicted of providing 'material support' to the People' s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), a group they claim is a legitimate political opposition group in Iran, but one that the State Department designated as a 'foreign terrorist organization,' without providing the petitioners with an opportunity to challenge that designation. The Constitution Project' s brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to accept review of this case to allow petitioners the opportunity to prove that the PMOI was incorrectly designated as a terrorist organization, and to enable the courts to make this important determination.
