"In eight years the military commissions have put three people on trial. ... Meanwhile, the federal courts, our Article III, regular legal court system, has put dozens of terrorists in jail. ... The suggestion that somehow a military commission is the way to go isn't borne out."
Colin Powell, former Secretary of State
Federal Resources
For resources on Justice at Stake's federal issues, click on the links below:
- Judicial nominations
- Impeachment and other threats. Judges who make controversial decisions have been threatened both by liberals and conservatives.
- “Court-stripping” legislation. Congress has sought to take certain constitutional disputes “off the table,” by denying courts the jurisdiction to consider specific hot-button issues.
- Immigration. With crushing numbers of cases and inadequate resources, immigration appeals have been likened to "death penalty cases handled in a traffic court." Justice at Stake advocates reforms to insure that basic due process is assured to those whose lives may depend on a fair hearing.
- Civil liberties and national security.The role of courts in protecting individual rights has been undermined.
- Diversity on the bench
