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Luminous Animal

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3. Glenn Greenwald weighs in with some details.
Wed May 16, 2012, 07:44 PM
May 2012
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/16/federal_court_enjoins_ndaa/singleton/

The ruling was a sweeping victory for the plaintiffs, as it rejected each of the Obama DOJ’s three arguments: (1) because none of the plaintiffs has yet been indefinitely detained, they lack “standing” to challenge the statute; (2) even if they have standing, the lack of imminent enforcement against them renders injunctive relief unnecessary; and (3) the NDAA creates no new detention powers beyond what the 2001 AUMF already provides.


Lots more at the link.

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Let's hope that ruling stands! FiveGoodMen May 2012 #1
Small step in the right direction. DirkGently May 2012 #2
Glenn Greenwald weighs in with some details. Luminous Animal May 2012 #3
Woot! Way to go Chris Hedges, you rock. ~nt 99th_Monkey May 2012 #4
K&R pinboy3niner May 2012 #5
It's about time.... lib2DaBone May 2012 #6
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