Do we do blame a president seeking to expand his authority to do that which he has taken a constitutional oath to do: to uphold and defend the Constitution and to defend this country against foreign and domestic threats foreign? Or do we blame those who do not wish to enter into the political foray in order to stand up to those institutional challenges of authority?

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Events

After Torture: Discussing a Plan for Justice in the Post-Bush Era

An Open Forum hosted by the Center on Law and Security and Harper's Magazine

On publication of contributing editor Scott Horton's report, Justice After Bush, in the December issue of Harper's Magazine, a panel of legal experts will discuss methods available to the government with reckoning with a legacy of human rights abuses.

Event Details

*This event is free and open to the public*

Date: December 4, 2008
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lipton Hall, 108 W. 3rd Street

Featured Speakers:

The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman, co-chair of Herrick Feinstein LLP's government relations practice; Scott Horton, contributor, Harper's Magazine and Adjunct Professor, Columbia Law School; Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY); Burt Neuborne, Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties, NYU Law; Michael Ratner, president, Center for Constitutional Rights; Major General Antonio Taguba, U.S. Army, Ret.

Moderated by Luke Mitchell, Senior Editor, Harper's Magazine