Fri 10 Sep 2010
Obama wins the right to invoke “State Secrets” to protect Bush crimes
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
Glenn Greenwald Salon 9/08/10
In a 6-5 ruling issued this afternoon, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a major victory in its efforts to shield Bush crimes from judicial review, when the court upheld the Obama DOJ’s argument that Bush’s rendition program, used to send victims to be tortured, are “state secrets” and its legality thus cannot be adjudicated by courts. (more…)