Constitutional Law

ACS Week in Review: June 2 - June 6, 2008

Stories

• A first-hand view of KSM’s arraignment at Guantanamo, by Sahr MuhammedAlly, Senior Associate with the Law and Security Program, Human Rights First.
• An analysis of the proper legal framework for detention and trial of suspected terrorists, by Gabor Rona, International Legal Director, Human Rights First, and ACS resources related to detainee treatment.
• A reaction to Attorney General Michael Mukasey's recent speech at Boston College Law School's graduation, by Lisa Graves, Deputy Director of the Center for National Security Studies.
• A preview of Ben Heineman’s new book, “High Performance with High Integrity,” which argues that corporate success is coupled with corporate integrity.

Resources

• A new ACS Issue Brief on the rebalancing of governmental secrecy and accountability, by University of Chicago Law Professor Geoffrey R. Stone.
• Information about the Constitutional Accountability Center, a new progressive think tank and public interest law firm dedicated to the idea that the “the Constitution’s text and history are on the progressive side.”
• Coverage of three Supreme Court decisions this week.
• This week’s congressional activities.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).