Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case
May 31, 2022 | The U.S. government doesn't want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about.
Articles by Robert Pallitto
Psychologists and Torture, Then and Now
March 1, 2012 | U.S. psychologists cast ethics aside when they forged relationships with the state to aid in torture.
The Return of Waterboarding?
December 28, 2011 | Presidential candidates are praising it. Former administration officials are defending it. Will the United States backtrack on torture?
Obama and State Secrets
October 28, 2009 | The Obama administration has taken a few steps toward reining in executive power.
Prosecuting the Bush Team?
March 2, 2009 | Bush's legal advisors facilitated the administration's use of torture. Should we drag them in front of the court?
Secrecy and Foreign Policy
December 6, 2006 | The imperial presidency has thrived on secrecy. This unconstitutional expansion of presidential power has helped make a mess of U.S. foreign policy.