David Kris: Our Only Military Commission Convictions May Be Illegal

By: emptywheel Thursday July 9, 2009 6:46 am

David Kris says that the charge that the only convictions we’ve gotten from military commissions thus far may be illegal.

The 6-Month Review

By: emptywheel Thursday April 16, 2009 11:45 am

By reviewing the terms of the review that Holder was preparing, we may get a better sense of how the FISA program was out of compliance.

The FISA Dance in the Wake of 9/11

By: emptywheel Wednesday March 4, 2009 8:31 pm

Looseheadprop asks some good questions about the September 25, 2001 opinion on FISA David Kris requested from OLC. While I think I can explain the timing of that opinion, what truly disturbs me is the move to eviscerate the Fourth Amendment (to justify warrantless wiretaps) precisely as PATRIOT went to Congress.

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