Topic: David Kris

US lowers 'state secrets' shield

AFP American Edition - 864 days ago
war on terror" spy powers, the US Department of Justice on Wednesday unveiled plans to make it harder to suppress alleged abuses on national security grounds.Attorney General Eric Holder announced that, starting October 1, he would personally review any " state secrets ...

Detainees require more legal rights in court: US officials

AFP American Edition - 941 days ago
US administration officials said Tuesday that terror suspects tried before military commissions can claim some constitutional rights, including protection against evidence obtained through coercion.The commissions, Assistant Attorney General David Kris said, should only allow evidence from detainees' voluntary statements or else ...

Government seeks voluntary statements at Guantanamo trials

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 942 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Tuesday that only voluntary statements by foreign terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison should be used as evidence at their military trials or else convictions could be reversed on appeal.Assistant Attorney General David ...

David Kris Confirmed as Assistant AG in 97-0 Vote

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 1046 days ago
So maybe David Kris will have to smooth things over with Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. after his Senate confirmation sailed through today with nary a nay, while 21 Senators gave the thumbs down to Holder. Kris, (Haverford, Harvard Law) deputy general ...