Court Blocks U.S. From Enforcing Trump’s Asylum Ban

NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Nov 19, 2018 The temporary restraining order aims at the president's response to migrant caravans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prosecutorial Misconduct Reaches Epidemic Proportions

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 26, 2018 From the Bush-era torture memos to everyday criminal trials, prosecutorial misconduct has been running rampant. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military, CIA Leaders May Be Investigated for War Crimes

By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Nov 20, 2017 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked for authorization to investigate U.S. practices in Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Michael Ratner’s Death Is a Loss for Freedom, Peace and Justice

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig May 16, 2016 The human rights lawyer “knew that when you sue the powerful, you will often lose,” The Nation wrote. “But he also understood that such suits could prompt political action, and that … was often more important in achieving justice than the litigation itself.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Michael Ratner, Pioneering Civil Rights and Constitutional Lawyer, Dies at 72

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet May 12, 2016 Ratner, who led the charge against excesses in the war on terror, died of complications of cancer Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CAIR-LA Files Federal Lawsuit Accusing Long Beach Police of Stripping Woman of Hijab

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2016 A male officer allegedly removed Kirsty Powell’s religious headscarf by force during an arrest, and now the United States' largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization seeks justice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Pardiss Kebriaei, a Lawyer Shedding Light on ‘Gitmo’ Prison and Prisoners

BLANK Mar 27, 2016 In her writings she brings to life the cruelties that the inmates have endured, and in her legal work she has succeeded in getting several men cleared and released. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Most Unhappy New Year at Guantanamo

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 31, 2015 As the clock counts down to the new year, another clock will continue ticking, counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds since May 23, 2013, the day President Barack Obama promised to free all those prisoners at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for release. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Pardiss Kebriaei and the Center for Constitutional Rights

BLANK Dec 22, 2014 The senior attorney at the celebrated civil liberties group is pushing for the prosecution of U.S. officials who tortured detainees and terrorism suspects—an issue the Senate's report on the subject was conspicuously silent about. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tarek Mehanna and the Isolation of American Muslims

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 20, 2014 In an eerie report on the treatment of Muslims imprisoned for alleged involvement in "terror-like activity," the news agency Inter Press Service tells the story of Tarek Mehanna, a Pittsburgh-born Muslim currently serving a lengthy jail sentence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald Challenges the Surveillance State

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 Some measure of privacy and secrecy for people is essential, especially when it comes to "effective activism," the Salon blogger and former constitutional lawyer told an audience at the Socialism 2012 conference last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaked Email Suggests Secret Indictment of WikiLeaks Founder

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2012 Internal emails disclosed by Anonymous and WikiLeaks suggest that Stratfor, a private intelligence firm working with the U.S. Justice Department, has information about a confidential “sealed indictment” for the arraignment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Internal emails disclosed by Anonymous and WikiLeaks suggest that Stratfor, a private intelligence firm, has information about a “sealed indictment” for the arraignment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )