Upcoming Mobilization to Support Women's Rights!

Near the end of September, activist around the country will participate in a week of action to urge the U.S. Senate to finally ratify the Convention for the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which is also known a s the Treaty for the Rights of Women.

If you are in a student group, this mobilization will take place within a month of your return to classes. It would therefore help if you could begin including it in your plans for the semester and put it on the agenda for your first meeting.

Please check back here for more information on this action!

Update on Senate Habeas Corpus Vote

Senators Specter and Leahy have introduced the amendment to the Defense Authorization bill to restore the right to habeas corpus as S.A. 2022. It appears that Senate is likely to vote on this amendment this week, perhaps as early as Tuesday.

Please call the offices of Senator Lautenberg (202-224-3224) and Senator Menendez (202-224-4744) and make the following points:

1. Thank you for supporting S. 185, the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act!
2. I am glad that you share my concern for protecting the constitutional right to challenge the fact and conditions of one’s detention.
3. Please vote in favor of S.A. 2022, the bipartisan amendment to S. 1547 (the Department of Defense Authorization bill) introduced by Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy to restore habeas corpus.

Restoring Habeas Corpus Coming to a Vote in the Senate!

Both of New Jersey’s senators have already cosponsored S. 185, the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. One of the problems, of course, is that President Bush could veto this bill if it is passed on its own. Senators Specter and Leahy are therefore going to introduce a motion to attach it to the Defense Authorization bill, a piece of legislation that the president is unlikely to veto.

Please call the offices of Senator Lautenberg (202-224-3224) and Senator Menendez (202-224-4744) and make the following points:
1. Thank you for supporting S. 185, the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act!
2. I am glad that you share my concern for protecting the constitutional right to challenge the fact and conditions of one’s detention.
3. Please vote in favor of the bipartisan amendment to S. 1547 (the Department of Defense Authorization bill) introduced by Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy to restore habeas corpus.

Habeas Corpus Letter in 7/9/2007 Star-Ledger

The Star-Ledger finally published my letter about the June 26th Day of Action to Restore Habeas Corpus.

Unfortunately, the online version is not formatted well. Look for “Restoring habeas corpus” on the same line as the signature for the letter from James Baukney of Pennsauken. It is above the letter (clearly) titled “Polls might help.”