2012 ANNUAL BILL OF RIGHTS CELEBRATION DINNER, A GREAT SUCCESS!
Saturday, February 11, 2012. Glenn Greenwald delivered the keynote address at the 2012 Annual Bill of Rights Celebration Dinner. The successful event was attended by well over 200 participants, including individuals from as far away as Seattle, WA and Salt Lake City, UT. Greenwald, eloquently and convincingly delivered his 40 minute remarks that poignantly made the case for safeguarding our civil liberties amid the pervasive climate of fear that has existed post September 11, 2001. Read More.
President Barack Obama walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Credit: AP)
ACLU sues Obama administration over assassination secrecy By Glenn Greenwald 2.2.12
The ACLU yesterday filed a lawsuit against various agencies of the Obama administration — the Justice and Defense Departments and the CIA — over their refusal to disclose any information about the assassination of American citizens. In October, the ACLU filed a FOIA request demanding disclosure of the most basic information about the CIA’s killing of 3 American citizens in Yemen: Anwar Awlaki and Samir Khan, killed by missiles fired by a U.S. drone in September, and Awlaki’s 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman, killed by another drone attack two weeks later. Read more at Salon.com.
Idaho Execution Procedures Violate Federal Law. The public and the press have a constitutional right to view Idaho execution procedure in its entirety. Read more.
12/30/11 Execution cost Idaho about $53,000. Read the story.
UPCOMING EVENTS
02/23/12 Hot Coffee, an HBO documentary film is being presenteby by The Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. More information.
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