Press Releases
Justice
U.S. Violates International Law by Failing to Enforce Laws Protecting Rights of Mexican Workers
A group of Mexican workers, and Mexican and U.S. organizations, have submitted a document to the Mexican government detailing the frequent exploitation of workers brought into the U.S. by their employers on temporary work visas, and the failure of the U.S. government to enforce even the most basic of the workers’ employment rights.
– 08/13/08
Court Rules Government Cannot Enforce Speech Restriction on Humanitarian Groups
In AOSI v. USAID, a federal judge enjoined the government from enforcing a restriction against health and humanitarian groups participating in the federal government’s international HIV/AIDS program
– 08/08/08
Court Rules Bolten and Miers Must Testify
White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten must co-operate with a House Judiciary Committee investigation which is exploring allegations of alleged political misconduct within the Department of Justice.
– 07/31/08
BC Responds: Boumediene & Omar and Munaf Decisions
Today, in two cases, the Supreme Court affirmed the paramount importance of habeas corpus as a cornerstone of the rule of law.
– 06/12/08
Groups Across the Spectrum Join Forces in Defense of Separation of Powers
Attorneys at the Brennan Center filed a brief asking the District Court of Washington DC to allow Congress to proceed with its efforts to enforce the subpoenas issued against White House staffers Joshua Bolten and Harriet Miers.
– 05/29/08
U.S. Government Admits It Destroyed Videotape in Enemy Combatant Case
Yesterday the U.S. government admitted, for the first time, that officials destroyed videotapes that documented interrogations of Ali Almarri, the only alleged “enemy combatant” still detained on U. S. soil.
– 05/02/08
Discredited Yoo Memos Led to “Enemy Combatant” Detainment and Denial of Habeas Corpus
Today, the Brennan Center for Justice asked a federal court to end the detention of a U.S. resident who is being held on the advice of long-discredited Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memos which sought to justify torture and indefinite detention.
– 04/08/08
Government Fails to Muzzle “Peace Pastor” Frederick Boyle
Rev. Boyle, the ordained minister known as the Peace Pastor, reached an agreement with the federal government today that ends his unfair prosecution and maintains his right to speak out against the Iraq War.
– 04/01/08
Court Asked To Investigate Why Interrogation Tapes Were Destroyed
Brennan Center files motion to order the U.S. Government to stop destroying videotaped evidence of interrogations.
– 03/21/08
Motion Filed Questioning Brutal Conditions of Al-Marri Confinement
Brennan Center asked a U.S. District Court to order the government to redress the prolonged isolation and inhuman treatment of a U.S. resident who is being held at the navy brig in South Carolina. The motion raises fundamental questions about so-called “enemy combatants” and the laws that should govern their detention.
– 03/13/08