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Military Commissions Act

Events (22)

September 6, 2006: Bush Admits Existence of Secret CIA Prisons, Announces Plans to Try Top Al-Qaeda Leaders in Military Tribunals 2006-09-06
September 22, 2006: Dean: Military Commissions Act Befits ‘Totalitarian State’ More than a Democracy 2006-09-22
September 28, 2006: Amnesty International: Military Commissions Act Turns ‘Bad Executive Policy into Bad Law’ 2006-09-28
September 28, 2006: Military Commissions Act Legalizes ‘Tyranny in the United States,’ Says Former Civil Litigator 2006-09-28
September 28, 2006: MCA Applies to Anyone Pentagon Designates ‘Enemy Combatant,’ Says Law Professor 2006-09-28
September 28, 2006: Obama Criticizes Military Commissions Act 2006-09-28
September 30, 2006: Analysis: Military Commissions Act Gives President Sweeping New Powers at Expense of Judiciary 2006-09-30
October 9, 2006: Military Commissions Act ‘Unnecessary,’ ‘Abusive,’ Says Human Rights Watch 2006-10-09
October 17, 2006: Military Commission Act Becomes Law; Authorizes Torture, Restricts Fundamental Legal Rights 2006-10-17
October 19, 2006: Olbermann: MCA the ‘Beginning of the End of America’ 2006-10-19
October 19, 2006: Torture and Executive Power Advocate Celebrates Military Commissions Act 2006-10-19
October 19, 2006: New York Times Errs in Saying Military Commissions Act Does Not Apply to US Citizens 2006-10-19
October 20, 2006: Bush Administration Uses Military Commissions Act to Remove Detainee Cases from US Court 2006-10-20
January 17, 2007: Gonzales Says Right of Habeas Corpus not Protected by Constitution 2007-01-17
February 1, 2007: Bush Administration Lawyer Claims US Citizens Can Be Charged Under Military Commissions Act 2007-02-01
February 12, 2007: Military Commissions Act Strips Habeas Corpus, Must be Repealed, Says Author 2007-02-12
March 28, 2007: ACLU: Military Commissions Act Eliminates Habeas Corpus Rights 2007-03-28
July 20, 2007: Bush Authorizes Continued ‘Harsh Interrogation’ Practices against Detainees 2007-07-20
August 7, 2007: Protect America Act Another ‘Three-Step Waltz’ by Administration to Garner New Power 2007-08-07
August 9, 2007: High Value Detainees Ruled Enemy Combatants, Significance Uncertain 2007-08-09
September 27, 2007: Justice Department Official Claims CIA Interrogation Program Fully Compliant with Geneva Conventions 2007-09-27
June 22, 2008: Court Rules Detainees Have Habeas Corpus Rights 2008-06-22