http://washingtonindependent.com/44171/olcs-marty-lederman-an-opponent-of-preventive-detention National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/44171/olcs-marty-lederman-an-opponent-of-preventive-detention/comment-page-1#comment-31514 newsrackblog.com » Blog Archive » On the irrelevance of “Balkinization” in particular and the legal profession in general Mon, 25 May 2009 08:15:16 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44171#comment-31514 [...] detention and military commissions scheme?  Is he drafting it or opposing it?  There’s a pixel trail suggesting that once upon a time, in principle, Mr. Lederman opposed prosecuting only those you [...] [...] detention and military commissions scheme?  Is he drafting it or opposing it?  There’s a pixel trail suggesting that once upon a time, in principle, Mr. Lederman opposed prosecuting only those you [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/44171/olcs-marty-lederman-an-opponent-of-preventive-detention/comment-page-1#comment-31409 Preventive detention = thoughtcrime « Later On Fri, 22 May 2009 20:11:20 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44171#comment-31409 [...] OLC’s Marty Lederman: An Opponent Of Preventive Detention?, by Spencer Ackerman Yesterday President Obama announced his intent to establish a system of preventive detention to stop would-be terrorists from “carrying out an act of war” — even when they “cannot be prosecuted for past crimes, in some cases because evidence may be tainted.” One of the most senior officials in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, though, has expressed reservations to such a system in the past. [...] [...] OLC’s Marty Lederman: An Opponent Of Preventive Detention?, by Spencer Ackerman Yesterday President Obama announced his intent to establish a system of preventive detention to stop would-be terrorists from “carrying out an act of war” — even when they “cannot be prosecuted for past crimes, in some cases because evidence may be tainted.” One of the most senior officials in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, though, has expressed reservations to such a system in the past. [...]

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