Forever Prisoners

Forever Prisoners

by | Jul 9, 2022 | 5th Amendment, Current Events

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” -Thomas Jefferson, Jan. 30, 1787 When Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend, neighbor and colleague, James Madison, his view that...
Using War to Assault Freedom

Using War to Assault Freedom

by | May 23, 2022 | Current Events

Most judges and lawyers agree that the war on drugs in the past 50 years has seriously diminished the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. Now a small group of legal academics is arguing that the war in Ukraine should be used to diminish property...
Bush and His Torturers

Bush and His Torturers

by | Mar 31, 2022 | Current Events

Last week, prosecutors and defense counsel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, completed three weeks of plea negotiations. At the end of the three weeks, the military judge presiding over the trials of the five plotters of the attacks on 9/11 signed an order reflecting that...