Blackhacker

Supreme Court declines to hear NSA wiretap case
The most direct legal challenge to the controversial program of warrantless National Security Agency wiretaps authorized by President George Bush after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, hit a wall on Tuesday when the Supreme Court declined to review whether a group of plaintiffs represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have a right to sue the government.

Telegraph
The US Supreme Court has found that President George W Bush exceeded his authority by ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.

(Bloomberg)“In undertaking to try Hamdan and subject him to criminal punishment, the executive is bound to comply with the rule of law that prevails in this jurisdiction,’ Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the court.

In this case it is the Geneva Conventions and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The voting breaks down like you think: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer for the majority; Scalia, Thomas, and Alito dissenting. Roberts abstains being that he heard the as an appellate Judge.

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to make and post this image.

Dap : Pandagon

Showdown in the Senate has been avoided as a deal is struck that paves the way for an up or down vote on three Judicial Nominees. No Commitment on the other two, and the “Nuclear” is taken off the table.

NYTimes

Bipartisan Group in Senate Averts Judge Showdown

By CARL HULSE
Published: May 24, 2005

WASHINGTON, May 23 - A bipartisan group of 14 senators struck a last-second agreement on Monday that defused - at least for now - a potentially explosive parliamentary showdown over eliminating Senate filibusters against judicial nominees

After reading the article it looks like nobody is getting what they want… This MUST be the right solution. Of course everyone reserve the right to return to “DEFCON 1″ if somebody is not upholding their end of the bargain.

Brinkmanship … It’s like living back 80’s again (only no Russians).

Judge disarms Patriot Act proviso | CNET News.com

whoo hoo !!!!