Legal Commentary

Using "Legal" Opinions to Engage in Bald-Faced Hypocrisy About Torture
"We do not torture," declared President Bush in 2005.A Justice Department memo begins with this declaration: ?Torture is abhorrent both to American laws and values and to international norms...

Just Released, Mayer's The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Tracing Torture Scandals Into the Upper Ranks of the Bush Administration. How did the Bush Administration authorize extreme interrogation techniques? Madeleine Brand speaks with Jane Mayer about her book The Dark Side in the first interview of a three part...

So the Bush Administration Did Have a Top-Down Torture Policy
So the Bush Administration Did Have a Top-Down Torture Policy

Judiciary Hears Expert Testimony on Administration Torture Policies
From the Judiciary Committee: Judiciary Committee Examines Administration Torture Policies, Many Questions Left Unanswered Subcommittee Authorizes Subpoena for Addington (Washington, DC)- Today, the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties heard testimony from a panel of witnesses who agreed that there is no “ticking time bomb” that justifies harsh interrogation techniques that were approved in Bush [...

Under Dire Circumstances, It's Not "Torture" When You Torture
As Marty has detailed in multiple posts (including below), the Bush Administration has argued that water boarding is not "torture," and it has argued that water boarding is not "illegal" if a Justice Department official so opines...

Torture and Necessity: Yoo's Worldview
Others have begun to delve into the legal arguments employed in(here), the institutional questions raised by (here), and John Yoo?s personal culpability for (here) the latest "Torture Memo," which became public this week...

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.