Thursday, February 7, 2013

Press Freedom Takes Focus in NDAA Appeal

Press rights dominated a 2nd Circuit hearing Wednesday concerning the indefinitely military detention of U.S. citizens with suspected ties to al-Qaida or "associated forces."
     Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges sued President Barack Obama for signing the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which he claimed has dangerously vague language that could be used against reporters, activists and human-rights workers.

Read more:http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/02/06/54640.htm

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