Current & Ongoing Classics from US Lawyers (and Experts) on the Rule of Law

Prof. John Yoo, photographed by Jason Madara for The New York Times

"A new fascism promises security from the terror of crime. All that is required is that we take away the criminals' rights -- which, of course, are our own. Out of our desperation and fear we begin to feel a sense of security from the new totalitarian state." -- Gerry Spence Lawyer and author Source: Give Me Liberty, 1998

Classics from and Challenges for US Lawyers: on the Rule of Law (or lack thereof)
with related past, current and future heads-up
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David Cole: Getting Away with Torture New York Times Review of Books
(one of Maher Arar's lawyers who volunteers with the Center for Constitutional Rights -CCR - deals somewhat with renditions/extraordinary renditions)
here
here

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Liberty Has Been Lost By Paul Craig Roberts

Americans think they have freedom and democracy and live under the protection of the rule of law. The law is lost, and with it American liberty.
here

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Double Standards...by Shahid Buttar Director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
here - Author - who has Pakistani roots - currently directs The Bill of Rights Defense Comittee - See here

Also see Buttar's older: Preventative Detention at What Cost?
here

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January 5, 2010, New York – In response to news that President Obama has decided to suspend all transfers of detainees from Guantánamo to Yemen,
The CCR issued the following statement: Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces Blanket Decision Not to Release Gitmo Detainees to Yemen - Also:
CCR Urges Pres. Obama to Press on with Gitmo Closure and Repatriate Innocent Men Cleared for Release

Find both above recent CCR items at here

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Sweeping Detention Policy Ruled In!
here

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Glenn Greenwald: Civilian Trials and the So-Called Rule of Law
here
see comments - 247 last I looked! This article is also posted at Common Dreams and Bill of Rights Def. Committee dot org

Also go to Salon dot Com and Greenwald for January 06th to see his scathing analysis of the recent sweeping detention rulings

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STILL Classics?

BILL of RIGHTS here

The US CONSTITUTION here

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I wouldn't call the following exactly classics yet they help explain why we're where we are today!

Power of Attorney Questions for John Yoo
here

Who blogged on the above Yoo item?
here

Item from March 11, 2007 on Alberto Gonzales
here
The New York Times | The Failed Attorney General

ONGOING Challenges:

Something to keep watching - keep pressing Holder on this one...
What about mentally-challenged immigrants and advocacy?
here

How to DO something about the War on the Rule of Law: get the word out about this major ACTION - even better - BE there and write about it: