Tag: Guantanamo
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Court Extends Stop on Order Blocking NDAA Indefinite Detention ‘Law’
A federal appeals court has extended a temporary stay of a district court judge’s order barring the government from using an indefinite detention provision in a defense bill passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama late last year. A three-judge motions panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued…
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Obama OK’s Detainment For 1st Amendment Activities
The Obama administration is battling to restore a controversial provision of a new federal law that it admits could have been used to arrest and detain citizens indefinitely – even if their actions were protected by the First Amendment. A federal judge this week made permanent an injunction against enforcement of Section 1021 of the…