The shocking and distressing Appeals Court decision allowing the US to detain 'suspected terrorists' without charges, without access to lawyers, and without an end date seems to have passed virtually unnoticed. But here's some reason for hope: Civil rights, human rights, and the rule of law are being protected in Canada. Since this reminder is so close at hand, maybe someday the United States will restore the rights that we claim to be protecting.

From the New York Times...