Reid Detains Defense Bill over Problematic Detention Language
Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made it clear that significant changes to the detention provisions in the Defense Authorization bill are in order. In a letter to Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ), Reid tol...
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ACLU Lens: Chicago Sun-Times Weighs in on Indefensible Military Abortion Policy
The Chicago Sun-Times today has a terrific editorial on a thoroughly unfair military policy regarding servicewomen who are the victims of rape. As it stands now, the military provides health insurance for members of the Armed Forces and their famil...
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Will the Senate Forget the Lessons from Japanese-American Internment?
The U.S. Senate is considering the unthinkable, changing detention laws to imprison people – including Americans – indefinitely and without charge. Before they proceed, they should review our own history by listening to the voices of the...
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