Civil Rights

There are conflicting accounts of exactly how Bradley Manning, the alleged whistleblower on countless U.S. government crimes, has been illegally punished for 8 months so far, pre-trial. There’s no denying that this young man who allegedly sought to make his government’s actions known for the public good and did not seek to profit thereby has been denied a speedy trial. The question is to what extent he has already been punished, and even cruelly and unusually punished, without having read more

By David Swanson

"I think there is a proliferation of rights. I am often surprised by the virtual nobility that seems to be accorded those with grievances. . . . I have to admit that I am one of those people that still thinks a dishwasher is a miracle." –Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

I. RIGHTS WE'VE HAD
II. RIGHTS WE NEED
III. CHANGES WE CAN MAKE

 I. RIGHTS WE'VE HAD

According to the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, read more

By David Swanson

John Whitehead’s “The Freedom Wars: What You Can Do to Preserve Your Rights” came out earlier this year, before airport patdowns alerted so many Americans to the possibility that our government’s post-911 in-security theater might have some flaws in it. This little handbook covers all the concerns that the TSA-as-sexy-news-topic has raised, but in a much broader context. It turns out we’re being stripped in more ways than we can count.

The book is read more

The Robert Jackson Steering Committee
http://lawsnotmen.org
October 29, 2010
For Immediate Release

Contacts:
Charlotte Dennett,
David Swanson,

FOIA Appeal to DOJ on Torture Cites Effort to Conceal Crimes

The U.S. Department of Justice severely watered down an internal report on the conduct of its lawyers responsible for authorizing torture and has failed to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), depriving the public of necessary information about the conduct of our government.  The read more