19th
May
2008
Judge Delays Gitmo Trial
posted in Sentencing |
In yet another setback for the Bush Administration's military commissions, the military judge presiding over the trial of Salim Hamdan has decided to delay the trial until the Supreme Court has decided the case of Boumediene v. Bush. Boumediene specifically addresses the applicability of habeas corpus to detainees. In Boumediene, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit limited detainee rights.
Read more at The Wall Street Journal's law blog.
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