Torture
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Supreme Court officially asked to hear torture photos case
The Obama administration formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to overturn a lower court decision requiring the relase of the… -
Senate passes bill to withhold torture photos
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday night allowing the president to withhold the controversial photos of detainees being tortured… -
Holder: Justice can support shield law, with limits
Attorney General Eric Holder told senators Wednesday that the Department of Justice would support a media shield law as long… -
Court clears path for torture photos appeal
A federal appeals court earlier this week cleared the way for the Obama administration to ask the Supreme Court to… -
Provision blocking release of photos removed from bill
House Democrats who strongly objected to a legislative measure banning the release of detainee abuse appear to have succeeded in… -
Torture images at heart of ongoing records debates
Legislation aimed at blocking the release of photos depicting detainee abuse in American-run prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan is facing… -
Senate bans photo release, requires notice of FOIA changes
The ACLU’s effort to get photos documenting the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan was halted by the Senate… -
Obama defends decisions on torture photos
President Obama said today in a speech on the Guantanamo Bay detainees and national security that he remains committed to… -
White House takes back promise to release torture photos
The White House said today it was reversing course on its decision to turn over 44 photos depicting alleged torture of…