Terror Detainees: A Civil Liberties Crisis?

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Imagine you’ve been captured by a foreign government. You’ve been detained, and it seems no court will hear your case. Welcome to Guantanamo Bay. Some call it “America’s Gulag.” Before you react, keep in mind: You’re not the only one. Other prisoners charged with terrorism face the same fate. Why? American courts refuse to hear cases brought by foreign citizens. Some fear this could make the detention of foreign detainees indefinite.

What is the real story behind the detention of foreign citizens? What else is America doing to ensure detainees a fair trial? Is it enough? On the other hand, could foreign detainee cases harm the American legal process? Why? How? Is there a middle ground?

Find out this Wednesday, September 21, as Ron Rotunda of George Mason University and UT’s own Otis H. Stephens debate this highly controversial topic in Room 132 at 12:15 p.m.

For more information about this event, contact either Ian Hennessey (ihenness@utk.edu) or Tony Bias (abias@utk.edu).