U.S. Dept. of Defense Detainee Directive – Definitions, Treatment Policy, and Compliance with Laws of War, September 5, 2006
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Daily Archives: September 6, 2006
Searchable Version of National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
From askSam, the text of the 2006 U.S. National Strategy for Combating Terrorism is available in searchable and browseable online versions. Continue Reading
Hearing on Surveillance Bills
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Legislative Hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).” (H.R. 4976, H.R. 5223, H.R. 5371, H.R. 5825, S. 2453, and S. 2455). Links to Chairman’s Opening Statement and Witness statements Related postings on domestic surveillance program Continue Reading
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
Press release: “More than half of all prison and jail inmates, including 56 percent of state prisoners, 45 percent of federal prisoners and 64 percent of local jail inmates, were found to have a mental health problem, according to a new study published today by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).” Mental Health… Continue Reading
Administration's Proposed Legislation to Create Military Commissions
Military Commissions Act of 2006: A bill to facilitate bringing to justice terrorists and other unlawful enemy combatants through full and fair trials by military commissions, and for other purposes – September 6, 2006 (86 pages, PDF) Related government documents: Message to the Congress of the United States on the Military Commissions Act of 2006,… Continue Reading
Survey Says American Adults Increasingly Seek Legal Info on Web
Press Release: U.S. Adults More Likely to Turn to the Web for Legal Information, New Survey from Lawyers.com Reveals Continue Reading
