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 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…
335 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…
3,378 viewsThe House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on the August 6, 2007, disaster at Utah’s Crandall Canyon Mine, focusing on the fact that such accidents continue to occur more than 30…
736 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans' Privacy …
261 viewsThe House Budget Committee held a hearing on the costs of military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also talked about troop strength, readiness, and equipment issu…
215 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the use of National Security Letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response to a question by Representative Jackso…
334 viewsMs. Goodling testified about her knowledge of plans to dismiss several U.S. attorneys at the Justice Department, the role the White House might have played in the decision, and her duties at…
511 viewsWitnesses testified about the long-term impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will have on the federal budget, including the waste and poor decision-making in the initial response, and a tot…
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