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Day three of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included speeches by President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on legal issues regarding military commissions and the trial of detainees for violations of the law of war. Experts on military commiss…

The third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on military, security, and foreign policy issues. Senator Barack Obama was nominated by a…

Senator Arlen Specter delivered remarks about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, that would shield reporters withholding information, and about the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008,…

The Senate Judiciary Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee held a hearing on the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The examined what the legal rights are and if…

Judge Mukasey testified about his nomination to replace Alberto Gonzales as the U.S. attorney general. Some Democratic committee members said Judge Mukasey dodged questions and backed down o…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held the first in a series of hearings to examine the future of military commissions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan v Rumsfeld. W…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on standards and rules for military commissions and tribunals. Witnesses testified about the Bush administration’s decisions on detainee tre…

The George Washington University Law School held a forum on the Bush administration’s detention policies and intelligence operations at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. During th…

Experts discussed international law and efforts to combat global terrorism. Topics included the institutionalization of President Bush’s war on terrorism, international agreements, U.S. lead…

The subcommittee holds a hearing on military justice and detention policies in the global efforts to combat terrorism. Among the issues addressed were allegations of mistreatment and torture…

Admiral John Hutson, a former judge advocate general, and others testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee against the nomination of Judge Alberto Gonzalez to be U.S. attorney general, cri…

The guests talked about the Supreme Court case on the rights of the Guantanamo Bay detainees. The next Tuesday, the Supreme Court would hear oral arguments in a case on the constitutionality…