When the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama last December, it caused an uproar among those paying attention. The NDAA expanded the authority of the US military to detain and deprive of any due process anyone the US Government suspects of being involved with a terrorist organization in any way, shape or form.  Yesterday, the newly-appointed federal district judge Katherine Forrest of the Southern District of New York ruled to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the controversial “indefinite detentions” provisions in the NDAA. More details from Glenn Greenwald at Salon …

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