Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Arar

Harper's by Scott Horton | Nov. 3, 2009 (Editorial)

The majority, Calabresi charges, “engaged in extraordinary judicial activism.” Its activism was aimed at extricating political actors from a precarious predicament and keeping the door firmly shut on what may well be the darkest chapter in the entire history of the Justice Department. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra
Topics: Civil Liberties, National Security, Obama Administration, Bush Legacy
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Posted by: Posted by Ben Ross - Nov 3, 2009 - 8:20 AM PST
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Edited by: Ben Ross - Nov 3, 2009 - 8:25 AM PST
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 by Ben Ross - Nov. 3, 2009

Clear easy to understand and scathing. Very sad story of the hypocracy of courts and justice in the USA.

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