Originally posted by Swills
The case is Hedges v. Obama, 12-cv-00331, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan)
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A federal judge permanently blocked enforcement of a U.S. law that opponents claim may subject them to indefinite military detention for activities including news reporting and political activism.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan today ruled that the law, passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012, is unconstitutionally vague.
“Here, the stakes get no higher: indefinite military detention -- potential detention during a war on terrorism that is not expected to end in the foreseeable future, if ever,” Forrest wrote in a 112-page opinion today. “The Constitution requires specificity -- and that specificity is absent” from the law.
Forrest made permanent a preliminary injunction against the law that she ordered in May, ruling today that the statute violates rights guaranteed by the First, Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The government is appealing Forrest’s May order.
Ellen Davis, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan, declined to comment on the ruling.
Woot! Rational and good people are in the system making themselves known and finally saying no to injustice! Support this judge! Of course you will!
Katherine B. Forrest | Wikipedia
Katherine Bolan Forrest (born February 13, 1964) is an American lawyer and judge, serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
On May 4, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Forrest to fill a judicial seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that had been vacated by Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who took senior status at the end of 2010.[5] The U.S. Senate confirmed Forrest in a voice vote on October 13, 2011.[6][7] She received her judicial commission on October 17, 2011.
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Its about time someone took on the NDAA law and won. The victory might just be bitter sweet if they can make it stick. You all know the US Justice Dept is going to fight this. The only way to stop it is to get rid of Eric Holder & Co. They have to go. When they go, the challenges in court will cease.
