There was a significant new opinion released in the NDCA late Friday (h/t Lindy and Fatster) in the case of Jose Padilla v. John Yoo. The decision is simply devastating.

Some tidbits from Jane Mayer’s latest on torture.

Eric Holder is revealing the results of his review of state secrets in piecemeal fashion, case filing by case filing.

It appears Steven Bradbury wrote three memos in May 2005 to hide the authorization for waterboarding an unnamed detainee.

There’s an April 22, 2005 fax that Steven Bradbury relied on for his May 10, 2005 “Combined” memo that totally dismantles the premise of the May 10, 2005 “Techniques” memo.

Obama’s DOJ is still flogging its efforts to use state secrets to shield the Bush Administration’s crimes.

What’s the scope of the SSCI investigation and where does that lead us?

As you will recall, there was an important hearing in the Northern District of California District Court, Judge Vaughn Walker presiding, on June 3rd. There were significant briefs from both the plaintiffs al-Haramain and the defendant government filed a few days before the hearing. Here now is the tick tock from the transcript of the hearing.

The ACLU is suing the CIA to get an OLC opinion that claims the US may blow off the Convention Against Torture’s Article 16.

The heroes that saved the visitors and employees at the National Holocaust Museum are yet another example of union members performing heroically.