The ACLU will be in federal court in New York today arguing for the release of documents and photographs concerning the abuse and torture of prisoners held by the U.S. at military bases and other detention facilities overseas. (From their e-mailed press release):

At the hearing, the ACLU will argue that the CIA has improperly withheld memoranda relating interrogation methods and a Presidential directive authorizing the CIA to set up secret detention centers in other countries. Although the documents have been referenced in media reports, the CIA has refused even to confirm or deny that the documents exist.

The ACLU will also argue that the Defense Department has improperly withheld photographs that depict the abuse of prisoners and documents containing Defense Department discussions pertaining to concerns raised by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

More on the ACLU's FOIA request for documents, as well as the documents obtained so far, is available here.