Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case

A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the government's improper use of material witnesses after Sept. 11 was "repugnant to the Constitution and a painful ... Full Story »

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by Glenn LaBauve - Sep. 4, 2009

Covers the subject without bias, which in this emotionally charged area is a tough job. The rights of habeas corpus have only been part of the body of laws since the 1200s, 500 years before we declared ourselves a nation.

It has always been left to the courts to lead when mo one else will do what is morally right.

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