Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To NDAA’s ‘Indefinite Detention’ Clause

The nation’s highest court refused to hear a case that is challenging the authority and legality of the National Defense Authorization Act’s “Indefinite Detention” clause. The refusal to hear the case has plaintiffs calling for action.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Citing failure to prove that journalists, authors and political activists could be detained under the controversial National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that it would not hear the case commonly known as Hedges v. Obama, about a month after the federal government requested the court not take up the

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Media, Public Fail To Notice Obama’s Continued Push For Military State

Vague language allows the U.S. government and military to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens, but the media isn’t reporting on it — even though it affects them — and the public isn’t bothered.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Chris Hedges

The battle to strip vague language from the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that allows the U.S. government and military to arrest and indefinitely detain U.S. citizens, and also denies access to due process privileges guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, continues to play out in the U.S. judicial system without much support or anger

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House’s Passage Of “Compromised” Defense Bill Reveals A “Mixed Bag”

The 2014 NDAA makes no efforts to modify the 2012 NDAA’s consent to indefinite detention.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

The current Congress, the 113th, is on track to be the least productive in the history of the Union. A divided government and extreme partisanship, which on repeated occasions reached and exceeded brinksmanship levels, that will, at its current pace, produce less than half of the passed legislation of the current record for most unproductive

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Obama Continues To Hack Away At Press Freedoms

The New York Times (NYT) editorial board is calling out the Obama administration for “secretly combing through the phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press.” It’s a bold allegation that has drawn the ire of civil liberties groups and concerned citizens around the country in recent days. The NYT is not alone […]

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

The New York Times (NYT) editorial board is calling out the Obama administration for “secretly combing through the phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press.” It’s a bold allegation that has drawn the ire of civil liberties groups and concerned citizens around the country in recent days. The NYT is not alone in its

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U.S. Claims No Indefinite Detention At Guantanamo

(MintPress) – In an unprecedented public statement, U.S. officials declared that there is no “indefinite detention” taking place at Guantanamo Bay prison, standing in stark contrast to the outpouring of opposition voiced by human rights organizations, civil liberties groups and lawyers in recent years. Seven military prosecutors have resigned or requested reassignments since 2008 because of […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - In an unprecedented public statement, U.S. officials declared that there is no “indefinite detention” taking place at Guantanamo Bay prison, standing in stark contrast to the outpouring of opposition voiced by human rights organizations, civil liberties groups and lawyers in recent years. Seven military prosecutors have resigned or

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Michigan State Senate Votes Unanimously To Oppose NDAA

(MintPress) – On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate voted unanimously 37-0 to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a piece of legislation that would allow federal authorities to illegally detain citizens without trial or due process of law. Citizens deemed to have “substantial ties” to a terrorist organization or terrorist activity can be held indefinitely in […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
An Occupy Wall Street protester is escorted out of the main waiting area by police officers during a demonstration in New York's Grand Central Station, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. About a hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters rallied in New York City's Grand Central Station to call attention to a law signed by President Barack Obama that they say represses civil liberties. Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law on New Year's Eve in 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

(MintPress) - On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate voted unanimously 37-0 to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a piece of legislation that would allow federal authorities to illegally detain citizens without trial or due process of law. Citizens deemed to have “substantial ties” to a terrorist organization or terrorist activity can

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