Sylvia Royce

Sylvia Royce is an American lawyer, and former Prosecutor.cite news
url=http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/35908res20080708.html#bio_royce
title=Sylvia Royce
publisher=American Civil Liberties Union
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-09-24
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aclu.org%2Fsafefree%2Fnsaspying%2F35908res20080708.html%23bio_royce&date=2008-09-24 mirror] ] She was an assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. [cite news
url=http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/676/676.F2d.841.81-1302.81-1275.html
title=676 F.2d 841
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=
date=1982
accessdate=2008-09-24
quote= ]

While at the Department of Justice she was the Chief of International Prisoner Transfer.

Royce now works as a consultant in Washington DC. Royce is notable for her efforts on behalf of Guantanamo captive Mohamedou Ould Slahi.cite news
url=http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/law-lib/law-lib.log0701/att-0174/01-GITMO_AttyList.pdf
title=Lead Petitioners' Counsel in Guantanamo Habeas Cases
publisher=Center for Constitutional Rights
date=Monday, January 8, 2007
accessdate=2008-06-11
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url=http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008mc00442/131990/472/0.pdf
title=Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 472 -- Status Report
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=Sylvia Royce
date=2008-09-22
accessdate=2008-09-24
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.justia.com%2Fcases%2Ffederal%2Fdistrict-courts%2Fdistrict-of-columbia%2Fdcdce%2F1%3A2008mc00442%2F131990%2F472%2F0.pdf&date=2008-09-24 mirror] ] cite news
url=http://blogs.wsj.com/onlinetoday/2007/03/31/page-one-colonels-conscience-bar-mitzvah-boom/
title=Page One: Colonel’s Conscience, Bar-Mitzvah Boom| publisher=
author=
date=2007-03-31
accessdate=2008-09-24
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.wsj.com%2Fonlinetoday%2F2007%2F03%2F31%2Fpage-one-colonels-conscience-bar-mitzvah-boom%2F&date=2008-09-24 mirror] ]

Royce had a top secret security clearance when she worked for the US government.

Royce is one of the plaintiffs in Amnesty International et. al. v. John McConnel et. al..cite news
url=http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/safefree/decl_mariner.pdf
title=Amnesty International et. al. v. John McConnel et. al.
publisher=American Civil Liberties Union
author=Joanne Mariner
date=2008-09-09
accessdate=2008-09-24
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aclu.org%2Fpdfs%2Fsafefree%2Fdecl_mariner.pdf&date=2008-09-24 mirror] ] [cite news
url=http://www.aclu-em.org/pressroom/2008pressreleases/aclusuesoverwiretappinglaw.htm
title=ACLU Sues Over Wiretapping Law: Group Also Asks Secret Intelligence Court Not To Exclude Public From Any Proceedings On New Law's Constitutionality| publisher=American Civil Liberties Union
accessdate=2008-09-24 ] The plaintiffs are suing the Director of National Intelligence and other officials because they believe they are the targets of wiretaps not authorized by law.

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* cite news
url=http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/couch-slahiletter-03312007.pdf
title=Dear Everybody
publisher=
author=Mohamedou Ould Slahi
date=2006-11-09
accessdate=2008-09-24
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*cite news
url=http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/couch-slahiARB-03312007.pdf
title=Administrative Review Board Hearing for ISN 760
publisher=Department of Defense
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-08-20
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fdocuments%2Fcouch-slahiARB-03312007.pdf&date=2008-09-24 mirror]