Torture
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Anti-terrorism law infringes First Amendment rights, court finds
A federal judge in New York recently halted enforcement of a controversial section of an anti-terrorism bill that the court… -
Court refuses to hold CIA in contempt over video destruction
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to hold the CIA in contempt for destroying video tapes sought as part of… -
Supreme Court ruling prompts new draft of animal cruelty law
One day after the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a 1999 law banning videos depicting animal cruelty, the congressman who… -
CIA director approved destruction of abuse tapes, emails reveal
The Central Intelligence Agency released email messages on Thursday that reveal the former director of the agency approved of --… -
Federal judge again denies ACLU request for torture documents
A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday denied for the second time the American Civil Liberties Union's request… -
High court throws out order to release torture photos
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated and remanded a federal appeals court ruling that ordered the the release of… -
ACLU urges Supreme Court to let FOIA ruling stand
In an effort to salvage a favorable federal appellate court ruling on the Freedom of Information Act, the American Civil… -
Obama signs law blocking release of detainee torture photos
President Obama signed legislation Thursday that blocks the release of photos that depict the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody.… -
Congress backs hiding of detainee abuse photos
The long-fought battle to release images depicting the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody appears over after Congress… -
House approves bill banning release of detainee abuse photos
In a letter today, the Solicitor General Elena Kagan informed the Supreme Court that the House of Representatives voted yesterday…