Burt Neuborn on the need for a Shaming Commission
TPMtv interviews Burt Neuborne, Legal Director of New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice. He talks about the ability (and thus responsibility) to immediately change some of the ruses- — such as the state secrets defense — that have been used to cover up official wrong-doing. He also presents a new wrinkle to the idea of a torture Truth Commission, by referring to it as a Shaming Commission:
December 6th, 2008