Holder: U.S. Can Kill Citizens in Overseas Terror Groups

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 According to Attorney General Eric Holder, it is within the government's rights to kill American citizens implicated in anti-U.S. terrorist plots hatched abroad. Along with general human rights concerns, this raises some issues vis-à-vis the Constitution and the Fifth Amendment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Orders End to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2010 We might finally see the end of "don't ask, don't tell," as the US military's controversial policy about homosexuality among its ranks took another big legal hit Tuesday from U District Judge Virginia Phillips of California (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )