Center for National Security Studies, et al. v. Department of Justice, regarding the post-September 11 secret detentions

January 12, 2004: The United States Supreme Court denied the Center's request to consider the issue of secret arrests.

Kate Martin, Director of the Center said:

"We are disappointed that the Court denied cert in the case.

The Justice Department is keeping the names secret to cover up its misconduct - holding people incommunicado and without charges. The cover-up maintains the fiction that the government was going after terrorists when it instead was rounding up hundreds of innocent Arabs and Muslims.

We are fortunate that the Inspector General in this case could document part of the story, even with incomplete information. But without action by Congress or the public, the Justice Department will be free to repeat these abuses in the future.

We call upon the Administration and the Congress to release the names and to insure that individuals are not again jailed in secret with no protection against abuse."

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