Rights and Liberties Weekly

Volume 4, No. 23
June 26, 2006

Presidential Power: The Boston Globe continues its excellent reporting on the expansion of presidential power. Read Charlie Savage’s article on the Bush administration’s use of the Federalist Papers here:

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/06/11/recommended_reading/

Guantanamo Bay: For the first time, researchers have compiled available public information regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to give a profile of 517 of the detainees being held or who have been held there. The report does not discuss individual cases, but illustrates the Guantanamo population as a whole. Read the report (PDF) here:

http://www.fcnl.org/pdfs/civ_liberties/guantanamo_report.pdf

Pledge of Allegiance: The First Amendment Center has compiled a list of how different states deal with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. Pledge requirements state-by-state are listed alphabetically here:

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=17035

Faith in Pubic Life: This recently launched website brings together religious leaders from diverse faiths to increase the visibility, effectiveness, and reach of faith movements for justice and the common good. Faith in Pubic Life can be found at:

http://www.faithinpubliclife.org


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