Sunday, June 20, 2004

Lawsuits you might like

A group of more than 450 professors of law, international relations, and public policy--led by Harvard Law School faculty members--today sent a letter calling on Congress to hold accountable, through impeachment and removal if appropriate, civilian officials from the top of the Executive Branch on down for policies developed at high levels that have facilitated the recent abuses at Abu Ghraib. The letter also calls on Congress to take primary responsibility for any policy on coercive interrogation employed by the United States.

...U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy will hold a press conference in Washington, D.C. today to demonstrate his support for its demands.
  Harvard Law School article

A group of San Francisco attorneys are seeking military service-members who'd be interested in participating as plaintiffs in a legal action contesting the Department of Defense's policy of using "stop-loss" orders to prolong military enlistments indefinitely. Their prospectus follows...
  Soldiers for the Truth article

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