http://corpus.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Corpus en Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:02:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039916 unknown@Netscape.com The Bush administration cannot legally detain an immigrant it believes is an al-Qaida sleeper agent without charging him, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday. In the 2-1 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that the federal Military Commissions Act doesn't strip Ali al-Marri of his constitutional rights to challen Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:02:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039916enemycombatantappellatecourtrulingHabeasCorpuswaronterrormilitarycommissionsACTNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2040928 unknown@Netscape.com The Bush administration cannot legally detain an immigrant it believes is an al-Qaida sleeper agent without charging him, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:00:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040928bushdetaineesguantanamoHabeasCorpusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2038072 unknown@Netscape.com This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo - not tomorrow, this afternoon." Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:42:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2038072colinpowellMeetThepressguantanamoHabeasCorpusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037591 unknown@Netscape.com Keith Olbermann reported Thursday on the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007, calling it "a historical restoration project, the reconstruction of one of the cornerstones of American democracy." Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:57:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037591HabeasCorpusmilitarydetaineeACTkeitholbermannNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033254 unknown@Netscape.com Today's vote means the habeas bill can now be brought to the Senate floor at any time. One source with knowledge of the legislative plan said Majority Leader Harry Reid has committed to bringing the bill to a vote within the month. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:49:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033254HabeasCorpusconstitutionlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1824729 unknown@Netscape.com House Armed Services Committee Ike Skelton (D-MO) "dealt a blow to the human-rights community by failing to include provisions to overhaul GOP legislation governing military tribunals in the 2008 defense authorization bill. Thu, 10 May 2007 03:50:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1824729defensebillHabeasCorpuscongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1741721 unknown@Netscape.com it doesn't matter if the US is at war. It doesn't matter if the politicians tell us someone is a terrorist. It doesn't matter if atrocities have been committed, or if a person is being held "outside" jurisdiction. Habeas Corpus cannot be suspended ââ;¬" except in cases of "rebellion or invasion.&qu Sat, 05 May 2007 00:19:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1741721HabeasCorpusconstitutionlibertygovernmentpowerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1483166 unknown@Netscape.com The tribunals determine whether an individual is an enemy combatant. Needless to say, the cards are stacked against the prisoner from the get-go. The tribunals are allowed to rely on hearsay evidence and information acquired though coercion. Any evidence deemed "secret" is withheld from the prisoner. Can you imagine trying to defend yours Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:40:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/14831666thAmendmenttribunalsHabeasCorpuslibertyguantanamoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/934441 unknown@Netscape.com The Pentagon has refused to reveal which of its 14 "high-value" detainees were being examined by military lawyers in closed proceedings in Guantanamo Bay. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:30:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/934441guantanamo6thAmendmentHabeasCorpusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/906652 unknown@Netscape.com Congresswoman Jane Harman, Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, and Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today announced the introduction of two bills that would address and reverse problematic parts of the Military Commissions Act. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:35:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/906652HabeasCorpusPoliticsjaneHarmanJerroldNadlerlegislationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/842640 unknown@Netscape.com For more than 200 years, the courts have served as the ultimate safeguard for our civil liberties. A critical part of this role has been the judicial branch's ability to consider writs of habeas corpus. However, because of a provision of the Military Commissions Act passed last fall, this fundamental role of the courts has been seriously reduced. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:30:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/842640guantanamoHabeasCorpusmilitarycommissionACTbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/811208 unknown@Netscape.com The 2006 Military Commissions Act has eliminated habeas corpus jurisdiction over lawsuits by GuantÃ;¡namo detainees and that the Constitution requires no judicial review, even if the detainees are held there for the rest of their lives. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:49:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/811208militarycommissionsACTHabeasCorpusJudicialreviewdetaineesConstitutionalityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/702265 unknown@Netscape.com The essential point is that until a suspected "terrorist" receives due process - a fair and impartial trial - you can never know for sure whether or not this person even IS a terrorist! So, even if you think that foreigners shouldn't have any rights, you still can't be sure that they're terrorists without due process - well, unless... Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:04:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/702265HabeasCorpusguantanamoconstitutionbillofrightstenthAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/384332 unknown@Netscape.com No, Mr. Gonzales, the Constitution does NOT say that every individual is guaranteed the right of habeas corpus! No, Mr. Specter, rights DO exist even if they're not listed in the Constitution. The text of the Constitution guarantees that YOU and your accomplices in the federal government cannot take that right away! Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:07:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/384332HabeasCorpuslibertyconstitutionGonzalestenthAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/314095 unknown@Netscape.com The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is eerily similar to Germany's Enabling Act of 1933, the passage of which followed Germany's own "Sept. 11" in the burning of its parliament building, the Reichstag, on Feb. 27, 1933. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:24:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/314095constitutionlibertyHabeasCorpuspopulistmilitarycommissionsACTNews http://web2announcer.com/go/222425 unknown@Netscape.com In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every American. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:01:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/222425HabeasCorpusrightsconstitutionattorneygeneralGonzalesNews