Anwar al-Awlaki, a US citizen, was killed by an American drone strike in Yemen in 2011. Press TV
US Ordered To Release Memo In Anwar al-Awlaki Drone Killing -- The Guardian
Federal court rules in favour of ACLU and New York Times to force release of papers describing legal justification for strike
The US government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas, because President Barack Obama and senior government officials have commented on the subject, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The 2nd US circuit court of appeals in New York ruled in a Freedom of Information Act case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and two reporters for the New York Times. In 2011, they sought any documents in which Department of Justice lawyers had discussed the highly classified "targeted-killing" program.
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More News On The U.S. Federal Court Ordering The White House To Release The Memo That Was To Used To Authorize The Drone Killing Of Anwar al-Awlaki
US Ordered to Release Memo in Awlaki Killing -- New York Times
Court orders U.S. to release memo on drones, al-Awlaki killing -- Reuters
Appeals court orders release of government papers on targeted killing program -- CBS/AP
Court rules Obama administration must justify targeted killings -- Washington Times
U.S. Loses Ruling on Secrecy of Drone Killing of American Anwar al-Awlaki: Court -- NBC
Federal court: Administration must release memos allowing drone strikes on Americans -- FOX News
Appeals court orders govt to release drone strike legal opinion -- McClatchy News
DOJ ordered to release memo justifying strike on US citizen in Yemen -- The Hill
Court: U.S. must release memo on targeted killings -- Al Jazeera
What we don't know about the killing of Anwar Awlaki -- L.A. Times editorial
My Comment: Expect an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
2 comments:
I think this has the Administration very worried.
This opens a can of worms for them James. More to the point .... legal headaches.
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