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Last week, the Supreme Court made a bold move by agreeing to hear two cases brought by such prisoners. The Court will have the opportunity to set an extremely important legal precedent regarding the treatment of enemy combatants, who are protected by the Geneva Convention. In Rasul v. Bush and...
The two cases before the court involve the legality of the United States’ creation of an extrajudicial system in Cuba. U.S. Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson provided the main tenets of the government’s position in the Rasul case. According to his brief, the prisoners should...
Some have argued that because these men are not fighting for a nation, the POW label does not apply. But if America is embroiled in a “War on Terror,” the logic should be consistent. The U.S. is battling against global terrorism that knows no...
Other important speakers at the convention included Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank and Tennessee Representative Harold Ford.
Though the convention was generally well received, organizers expressed their desire for better attendance in the future. The Ropes-Gray Room in Pound Hall, which was set-up to seat over 200 people, was less than half full for both Reich’s speech and Dukakis’ panel...