AG Holder to the Senate Judiciary Committee: The OPR Report is finished

Attorney General Holder to Release “Torture Memos” Report

After thousands signed petitions from AFJ and CREDO Action, and many made personal calls to the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder said today that the report on the “torture memos” will be released by the end of this month.

“Releasing the OPR report is the first step towards accountability for those who authorized torture.  We are pleased the Attorney General will bring these facts to light,” said Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice. 
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  FILM SCREENING of Tortured Law - Thursday, November 19 on Capitol Hill

  AFJ is hosting a film screening of the new short documentary Tortured Law on Thursday, November 19, at the Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  A discussion of the actions of the U.S. Department of Justice lawyers who authored the infamous “torture memos” will follow the film screening.  Featured panelists are David Cole, Law Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, and Scott Horton, Law Professor, Columbia University School of Law.  AFJ President Nan Aron will moderate the event. » Learn More and RSVP

   

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  Bipartisan Cooperation Needed to Ensure Access to Justice in the Federal Courts

  Federal courts must have an adequate number of judges to safeguard our most cherished rights and liberties. And, especially in today's tough economic times, litigation costs become an even bigger concern as cases are drawn out over time.

  The Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 is long overdue. Senators from both parties should come together to meet the needs of all Americans for access to equal justice under the law. Justice delayed is justice denied. » Read AFJ’s guest post on the ACS blog

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  Progressive Leaders Stand Up for ACORN

  ACORN announced that former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger was appointed to lead an independent inquiry into the “organizational systems and processes” of the embattled group’s social services and will make public the results of that inquiry.
  
  Alliance for Justice in coalition with several other organizations released a statement in support of ACORN and its efforts to get this important organization back on track. » Read the full release here.  » Read more on our Justice Watch blog.

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