Federal Judge blocks indefinite detention of Americans by the military!

[thewayne]

Last year the annual National Defense Authorization Act was signed in to law by Obama on 12/31, it included a passage that read "A person who was part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, including any person who has committed a belligerent act or has directly supported such hostilities in aid of such enemy forces."

A suite was filed by journalists and political activists and said that the act of interviewing a suspected terrorist could end in them being painted with the same brush, and subject to indefinite detention by the military. The Obama administration said this wouldn't happen and tried to weasel around it to prevent the judge from blocking it on a national level, but she was having none of it. The judge ruled that the due process clause of the 5th amendment trumped this.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/indefinite-detention-law/

Thank God for judges who value the constitution! And also have life-long tenure!

Comments

[silveradept]

Yay! Can we also get them to injunct against the indefinite detention of non-Americans, too, so that we stop having that black cloud hanging over our head, too?