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...represented the White House in discussions with other government agencies about detainee habeas-corpus lawsuits, and worked to further efforts to Meltzer also helped to prepare Justice Sonia Sotomayor for her senate confirmation hearings. It is unclear whether or not Meltzer will also assist in the preparation of the administrations??€™s nominee to replace Justice John Paul Steven’s seat on the court...
...policy’s failure to provide detainees with access to lawyers. We second her concern—this omission detracts from the legitimacy of any review process that will take place. As Western State University law professor David Frakt, a former Guantanamo defense counsel, complained about the administrations??€™ failure to grant detainees access to valid legal representation, “It is simply unrealistic to expect non-lawyers to zealously advocate on behalf of the detainees, or to be effective in gathering witnesses and evidence to challenge the lawfulness of the detention...
...Furthermore, Obama should take the radical but logical step of lifting the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. The harsh economic sanctions are a historical relic from past efforts to dislodge Cuban leader Fidel Castro, whom several presidential administrations??€”beginning in the 1960s—have tried unsuccessfully to shake from power. The sanctions may have actually had the opposite of their intended effect politically, allowing Castro to blame the U.S. for Cuba’s sluggish economic development. As disagreeable as Castro’s actions toward America may have been, an embargo rooted in personal enmity against...
...obtaining some level of student input during the House renewal process. Yale and Princeton both embarked on large-scale construction and reconstruction projects in the recent past, and Harvard planners in HPPC were clearly wise to learn from their peer institutions’ experiences. As important, however, was the administrations??€™ decision to send students to Yale and Princeton as part of the team. Including these student members in HPPC, to serve alongside faculty, House masters, administrators, and planners from the Allston Development Group1, is a positive step towards ensuring that student recommendations are given proper weight. Since...
...College Campus Press Act—an Illinois state bill ensuring that college media at public universities is not subject to review by their administrations??€”addresses this troubling new standard. The Illinois Senate unanimously passed the bill last month, and it now awaits a vote by the House...