Stories by Marjorie Cohn
Marjorie Cohn is a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, president of the National Lawyers Guild, and the US representative to the executive committee of the American Association of Jurists.
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was every bit as illegal as the invasion of Iraq. Why, then, do so many Americans see it as justifiable?
Posted on Aug 1, 2008
"At least 30 of those prisoners hitherto released from Guantánamo have returned to the battlefield," the belligerent judge said. This is a lie.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008
The Supreme Court's
Boumediene ruling shows how delicately the bench is balanced -- and the dark consequences that await if McCain is elected.
Posted on Jun 17, 2008
Hillary hasn't uttered a word of repentance for her suggestion that Barack Obama's death could inure to her benefit.
Posted on May 24, 2008
It's not just administration officials who should be targeted for sanctioning torture. The lawyers who advised them should be prosecuted too.
Posted on May 13, 2008
The federal government is working overtime to try and clean up the legal mess made by the use of illegal interrogation methods.
Posted on Feb 18, 2008
With its vote on the FISA bill yesterday, Congress looks ready to sacrifice liberty for security. Again.
Posted on Jan 25, 2008
More than a third of the House Judiciary Committee's Democratic members want to see Cheney ousted.
Posted on Jan 23, 2008
No amount of intelligence is likely to get Bush to back off.
Posted on Dec 27, 2007
The upcoming Supreme Court case
Boumediene v. Bush will decide whether Guantanamo detainees will still have a right to habeas corpus.
Posted on Dec 5, 2007
With Bush's November 26, 2007 announcement that the United States and Iraq were negotiating a permanent "security relationship," his lies have been exposed.
Posted on Dec 4, 2007
We've got to keep pressing hard against an attack on Iran: The security of the United States, as well as the Middle East, is hanging in the balance.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007
Bush's insistence that "we don't torture" rings hollow in light of recent Department of Justice memos supporting the harshest techniques the CIA has ever used.
Posted on Oct 12, 2007
Responding to fear-mongering by the Bush administration, the Democrat-led Congress put its stamp of approval on the unconstitutional wiretapping of Americans.
Posted on Aug 11, 2007
If Bush keeps ignoring the separation of powers, Congress has a few options, including imprisoning witnesses who refuse subpoenas in the Capitol basement.
Posted on Jul 27, 2007
The Military Commissions Act, which denies basic due process protections, including the right to habeas corpus, is a disgrace. But an even bigger disgrace is the concentration camp the United States maintains at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Posted on Jun 8, 2007
Bush has issued a directive that would place all governmental powers in his hands in the case of a catastrophic emergency. If a terrorist attack happens before the 2008 election, could Bush and Cheney use this to avoid relinquishing power to a successor administration?
Posted on Jun 1, 2007
The attorney scandal is a cover-up revolving around efforts by the Bush administration to disenfranchise African-American voters in communities where the vote is close.
Posted on Apr 16, 2007
In the Bush administration, justice has become politicized. Gonzales has used provisions in the Patriot Act to replace U.S. Attorneys with Bush loyalists.
Posted on Mar 12, 2007
Hyped claims of nuclear weapons with no evidence to back it up ... Why does that sound familiar?
Posted on Feb 14, 2007
An Army judge has declared mistrial in the court martial of Lt. Ehren Watada, who can't be retried for the same charges.
Posted on Feb 8, 2007
Bush will not likely ask permission to make war on Iran, and it's up to Congress to stop him
Posted on Feb 2, 2007
Guantanamo prisoners are entitled to protections under the Constitution, yet the government is trying to deny them due process.
Posted on Jan 16, 2007
Marvin Gaye's 1971 song spoke of the madness of the Vietnam War. His timely lyrics should prompt us to work to end today's senseless war in Iraq.
Posted on Dec 28, 2006
Although Bush has immunized Rumsfeld and others from prosecution in the International Criminal Court, they could be tried in any country under the well-established principle of universal jurisdiction.
Posted on Nov 13, 2006
Things are falling apart in Iraq, and with no end in sight, Americans will render their verdict on Bush's war on Tuesday.
Posted on Nov 6, 2006
Kellogg Brown & Root, a Halliburton subsidiary, is constructing a huge facility at an undisclosed location to hold tens of thousands of Bush's "unlawful enemy combatants." Americans are certain to be among them.
Posted on Oct 9, 2006
As the election season rolls around, Bush is doing everything he can to avoid a Dem sweep in the House of Congress - or else he might be impeached.
Posted on Sep 11, 2006
Hezbollah is a convenient way for Bush to shift focus from the escalating tide of gruesome violence in Iraq.
Posted on Aug 1, 2006
Bush could stop Israel in its tracks with a snap of his fingers. But why would he? Israel is doing his bidding.
Posted on Jul 26, 2006
Israel's devastating invasion of Gaza threatens to cripple the densely populated area, and may drive legions of Palestians to jihad.
Posted on Jul 4, 2006
Why did the Army cover up the killing of two U.S. soldiers by Iraqi Army trainees? Two years after the murders, the truth has come to light.
Posted on Jun 22, 2006
The U.S. has been blocking the UN Human Rights Commission at every turn. Now, John Bolton wants to change its name and gut its limited power.
Posted on Mar 1, 2006
Appalling new evidence reveals that female soldiers serving in Iraq made fatal decisions in their attempts to avoid rape.
Posted on Jan 31, 2006
Instead of being confirmed as attorney general, Alberto Gonzales should be indicted for war crimes.
Posted on Jan 19, 2005
A letter to Mr. Gonzales explains why he should not be confirmed as attorney general.
Posted on Jan 13, 2005
