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lovuian

(19,362 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:48 PM Jun 2012

NDAA unconstitutional: Federal judge bans Obama from indefinitely detaining Americans



On Thursday, District Judge Katherine Forrest finalized a ruling on the controversial National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Obama. Last month Forrest ruled the NDAA unconstitutional and now decided no American should be subject to indefinite detention. Since the beginning, NDAA was confronted with hefty criticism and caused of group of activists and journalists to sue the Obama administration over the act. One of the plaintiffs, Tangerine Bolen, executive director for Revolution Truth, joins us to discuss the court's ruling.
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NDAA unconstitutional: Federal judge bans Obama from indefinitely detaining Americans (Original Post) lovuian Jun 2012 OP
Federal District Judge Katherine Forrest put the Constitution above her career. She will never be Citizen Worker Jun 2012 #1
A great gesture, but I'm sure it will be overturned on appeal malthaussen Jun 2012 #2

Citizen Worker

(1,785 posts)
1. Federal District Judge Katherine Forrest put the Constitution above her career. She will never be
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:55 PM
Jun 2012

nominated to the Supreme Court regardless of which party is in power.

malthaussen

(17,202 posts)
2. A great gesture, but I'm sure it will be overturned on appeal
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 07:16 AM
Jun 2012

And even if it were not, I'm sure the Executive will ignore it.

-- Mal

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