Obama Picks Elena Kagan, Backer of Indefinite Detention Without Trial, for Supreme Court

- Obama’s War on Terror May Resemble Bush’s in Some Areas (New York Times):During her confirmation hearing last week, Elena Kagan, the nominee for solicitor general, said that someone suspected of helping finance Al Qaeda should be subject to battlefield law — indefinite detention without a trial — even if he were captured in [...] continue reading the breaking news