Leahy’s Truth Commission Idea Gaining Steam

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has really started something.

He reportedly brought his idea for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to the White House Tuesday, talking with President Obama’s new White House Counsel Greg Craig about the proposal. “I went over some of the parameters of it More…

NYT Endorses Torture Victims’ Lawsuits Against Bush Officials

The New York Times’ opinion page has long been a strong supporter of the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, but the Times moved a step further today, to support detainees’ right to sue for monetary damages.