The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing his morning on a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that grants the military the authority to indefinitely detain US citizens without charge or trial. The hearing was on legislation proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would clarify that no authority permits the indefinite detention of US citizens.
Torture Memo Author Testifies Against Legislation Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday February 29, 2012 2:10 pm |


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