Federal Laws and Detainee Interrogation
Witnesses testified about the applicability of federal criminal laws to the interrogation of detainees.
423 viewsWitnesses testified about the applicability of federal criminal laws to the interrogation of detainees.
423 viewsWitnesses testified about the enforcement of federal criminal law to protect Americans working for U.S. contractors in Iraq. Rep. Ted Poe testified as the founder of the Victims' Rights …
266 viewsWitnesses testified about preventing identity theft and other Internet crimes, and about the Privacy and Cybercrime Act of 2007. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Conyers. Topics includ…
579 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle933 viewsFormer Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) gave his farewell speech in the House.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,568 viewsJohn Tanner testified in an oversight hearing about his leadership of the Voting Rights section of the Justice Department. Topics included cases of voter fraud being prosecuted. Mr. Tanner a…
330 viewsTwo House subcommittees held a joint hearing on “Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher Arar.” Testifying by remote connection, Mr. Arar, a Canadian, described being detained at JFK Airport…
685 viewsWitnesses testified about the “Jena Six” case in which six black teenagers were charged with the beating of a white student soon after nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus. T…
3,363 viewsSenator Cornyn and Representative Conyers spoke about the current Supreme Court, issues before the federal judiciary, and major legislative efforts in Congress likely to shape the courts and…
88 viewsMembers offered amendments and debated various changes to the Foreign Intelligence Security Act. They spoke about proposals to limit the president’s ability to conduct warrantless wiretaps, …
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