Cheney on Torture: "Safe, Legal, and Effective"

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Former Vice President Dick Cheney this week released a new memoir, In My Time. Dahlia Lithwick...

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AT&T Aftermath: Servicemembers Denied Benefits Are Denied Their Day in Court

The Corporate Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion set a dangerous precedent, and is forcing everyday Americans out of the courthouse. AFJ takes a look at some of the cases impacted by the decision.Case: Wolf v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.Matthew Wolf is a captain in the Army Reserve JAG Corp who was deployed oversees in late 2007.  A year earlier, Captain Wolf leased a new car through Nissan on a 39 month lease, and paid about $600 in advance costs.  The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act provides that when called to active duty, reservists and National Guard members...

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AT&T Aftermath: No Public Accountability for False Claims about Smartphone Speeds

The Corporate Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion set a dangerous precedent, and is forcing everyday Americans out of the courthouse. AFJ takes a look at some of the cases impacted by the decision.Case: Arellano v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.Stacie Lee Arellano bought a “MyTouch 4G” smartphone from T-Mobile, and signed a two year contract for service. But, according to Arellano, the phone and T-Mobile’s network don’t actually provide “4G” service or speeds, just a rebranded “3G” connection. Questionable “4G” labeling is an ongoing problem in the cellular industry,  and Arellano...

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Washington Post Slams Senate Obstruction on Judges

The Senate's slow pace when it comes to considering and confirming judicial nominations has been gaining more attention in recent months, as the judicial vacancy crisis becomes more and more apparent. Courts across the nation are suffering under enormous caseloads, and Americans seeking justice are being forced to wait longer and longer to have their day in court.Republican obstruction in the last Congress left President Obama with the lowest percentage of approved judicial nominees at the end of his first two years of any President in American history.The Washington Post noted this destructive...

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Justice and Congressional Oversight in the Era of Issa

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Yesterday's New York Times featured a prominent story on Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman...

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New York Times applauds Seventh Circuit ruling allowing torture suit to proceed

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();On Sunday, an editorial in the New York Times applauded a recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...

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AT&T Aftermath: Sham Credit Repair Business Takes Money, Runs, Escapes

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The Corporate Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion set a dangerous precedent,...

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AT&T Aftermath: Debt Collector Escapes Public Trial of Violations of Federal Law

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The Corporate Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion set a dangerous precedent,...

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The New York Times Notes Ongoing Effects of Citizens United, Calls for Reform

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The New York Times published an editorial today criticizing the effects of the Supreme...

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Obama Appointee Writes Majority Decision Allowing Torture Suit to Proceed Against Rumsfeld

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Judge David Hamilton, an Obama appointee to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals who was filibustered...

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District Judge Allows Army Veteran to Sue Rumsfeld for Torture

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); United States District Judge James Gwin has permitted an Army veteran to go forward with...

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AFJ Urges Full-Scale Push To Confirm Judicial Nominations When Congress Returns In September

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AFJ hosts panel discussion in San Francisco on Judicial Ethics and the Supreme Court

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Senate Confirms 4 District Court Nominees, Schedules Vote for 1 Circuit Court Nominee, Recesses

This evening the Senate confirmed Sara Lynn Darrow to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Richard Brooke Jackson to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Kathleen M. Williams to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and Nelva Gonzales Ramos to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, all by unanimous consent. The Senate also scheduled a confirmation vote for Bernice Bouie Donald, nominee to the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit, on Tuesday, September 6th...

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AFJ Disappointed that 20 Judicial Nominations Are Left Behind as Senate Goes on Summer Vacation

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Legal Experts Speak Out Against Congressional Overreach

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2327420-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); - Joshua FriedlanderSince the 2010 elections, the nation has seen a concerted effort by...

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