Federal Judge Blocks NDAA Detention Provision
- New York 09/13/2012 by Andrea Sears (WBAI)
A federal judge in New York yesterday permanently blocked enforcement of a section of the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for the indefinite detention without charges or trial of virtually anyone the President decides has helped terrorists, including US citizens. WBAI's Andrea Sears spoke with Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild.