Groups Sue to End Program for Killing Terror Suspects
by The Federalist Society
Posted August 31, 2010, 10:21 AM
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington Monday challenging the constitutionality of the federal government practice of targeting and killing U.S. citizens who are suspected terrorists outside war zones, reports The Washington Post. The groups are suing in response to the CIA placing Anwar al-Aulaqi, a U.S. citizen and cleric hiding in Yemen, on a list of suspected terrorists it has authority to kill. They argue that the Constitution, except in very specific and extreme circumstances, requires the U.S. to give suspected terrorists a trial and due process.