Claire Finkelstein

@COFinkelstein

Algernon Biddle Professor of Law & Professor of Philosophy; Faculty Director, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
law.upenn.edu/institutes/cer…
Joined December 2011
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    Dec 7

    The Sen. Judiciary Committee hearing on closing Guantanamo is a critical step towards restoring the rule of law in the US. 's guidance on closing is contained in my statement with Harvey Rishikof and other members of the CERL Working Group.

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    Dec 16

    So proud to hang the MCDO’s Joint Meritorious Unit Award on the wall today. The JMUA is the military’s 2d highest unit award, given for meritorious service, superior to that which is normally expected, performed under extraordinary circumstances that invoke national interests.

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    Dec 15

    “I really don’t know where they were at before I saw them on Bay,” said agent oversaw the evidence collection in 2006 at “a location I was not familiar with” made up of prefabricated buildings. via

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  4. Dec 15

    Beautifully written piece by about the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on closing Guantanamo last week. It is not just the question of whether to close GTMO, but the question of who we are as a nation.

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    Dec 10

    My take in . America needs a GWOT Transparency Act to bring attention to DOD targeting. Thank you for the brilliant feedback. cc: , , , ,

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    Dec 9

    My Statement for the Record for the Senate Judiciary Committee () for the hearings on Closing : Ending 20 Years of Injustice has cleared the regime after six days with no redactions.

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    Dec 9

    Protecting our democracy must be a whole of government effort. Because the task before us is much bigger than any one branch, person, or party. It’s going to take all of us to get the job done. I’m grateful to the for supporting the Act.

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    Dec 9

    Really great to see this. "The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act." STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY The Act contains several mechanisms to restore and maintain rule of law, separation of powers.

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    Dec 9
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    Thank you for my all-time favorite photo of Dick Cheney and the caption: “Dick Cheney Was Lying About : The Senate report confirms it doesn’t work. As those of us on the inside knew.” need to continue their push to Close

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    Dec 9

    Following review, Project Aletheia Co-Founder submitted a Statement for the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings on Closing : 20 Years of Injustice.

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    Dec 9

    BREAKING: The House has PASSED the Protecting Our Democracy Act which will BLOCK future presidents from profiting from the presidency, abusing pardons, and will STOP presidents from using the office to enrich themselves. Retweet if you think this is GREAT news!

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    Dec 9

    complicates new push to close Bay

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    Dec 9

    Wonderful talking to in about & & the horrifying decision to utilize as an instrument of national policy. As I wrote to the , shuttering should be a national security imperative.

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    This week on - Jeff Stein had a frank discussion with Mark Fallon about America's willingness to torture. Listen to the entire episode here: Subscribe here:
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    Dec 7

    Just reminding the Attorney General -- unless he has concluded that former presidents are absolutely and forever immune from federal prosecution for their crimes while in office . . .

    The statute of limitations for the federal obstruction of justice crime is 5 years. The below crime committed by the former President occurred less than 5 years ago.
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    Dec 8

    Ya’ know, when news serves as metaphor.

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    : The Fox News Christmas Tree is on fire in NYC
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  16. Dec 8

    Important hearing yesterday in the Senate on closing , asking whether are we still in an armed conflict in the Middle East. What is the scope of US detention authority? Does detainee release place the US at risk? Not a peep from the administration. No coverage in .

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    Dec 7

    “The FBI agents stopped being FBI agents and became CIA agents temporarily,” James Connell, the lead lawyer for one of the five defendants, Ammar al Baluchi, said Thursday."

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    Dec 8

    This should be headline news and a central part of each and every story about yesterday’s hearings about Closing : Ending 20 Years of Injustice. From BGen : “It is a myth that was not involved in the program.”

    Let that sink in! “It is a myth that was not involved involved in the program” Let that sink in! “It is a myth that the was not involved in the program” matters Without truth there is no justice.
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    Dec 7

    Guantánamo continues to cause escalating damage to the men who still languish there, it continues to fuel and justify bigotry, stereotyping, and stigma.

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    Dec 7

    Proud to be among the signatories of this statement for the record for hearings on “Closing : Ending 20 Years of Injustice”. I submitted my own statement to , which remains in review for possible censorship.

    In advance of today's U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on closing the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, Profs. and , together with some members of the CERL Working Group, have issued a statement on closing . -
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    Dec 7

    In the latest news from Guantanamo, Ammar al-Baluchi's lawyer, Jay Connell, has brought evidence that the FBI were involved with the interrogation process of the Central Intelligence Agency program the "Rendition, Detention & Interrogation: (RDI).

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