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Bradford Berenson and Devon Chaffee talked about U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to allow Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four alleged co-conspirators to undergo civilian trials in…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the Bush administration’s increasing reliance on secret law and the threat it posed to democratic and accountable gove…

David Cole talked about the book he co-wrote with Jules Lobel, Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror, published by New Press. In his book, Professor Cole argues that,…

Keynote speaker J. William Leonard was joined by a panel of journalists, lawyers, and government officials to examine the constricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. The…

Keynote speaker Bob Woodward was joined by a panel of journalists, lawyers, and government officials to examine the constricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. The discu…

A roundtable discussion was held on detaining and prosecuting alleged terrorists. Topics included the history of enemy detention, Supreme Court rulings, and the creation of military tribunal…

Panelists spoke about preparations for the consideration of President Bush’s first Supreme Court appointment and nomination, the impact of Justice O’Connor’s resignation and Chief Justice Re…

The guests talk about the March 28 U.S. Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld concerning whether using military commissions to try al Qaeda officials accused of war crimes is constitutional.…

Panelists talked about presidential powers in wartime and the impact of executive decisions on civil liberties. Among the issues they addressed were the history of the Constitutional power g…

A panel discussion, titled “Detention and Interrogation of Captured Enemies: Do Law and National Security Clash,” was held on the future of the Geneva Conventions and international norms as …

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…

White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and members of his staff talked about the role of the White House Counsel and answered questions from members of the audience. Other speakers talked abou…