Factsheet: Extraordinary Rendition

In 2002, Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen, was detained at a U.S. airport on his…

Here Come the Thought Police: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

Could Rosa Parks, who was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 for violating segregation laws…

Factsheet: The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)

In November 2006, Congress passed and the President signed into law the AETA. Proponents…

Habeas Petitions and Habeas Counsel

Since the first habeas corpus petition for detainees was filed on February 19, 2002,…