12th
June
2008
Boumediene: Gitmo Detainees Have Habeas Corpus Rights
posted in Federal Crimes |
In what Lyle Dennison, blog writer at SCOTUS blog, characterizes as a "stunning blow to the Bush Administration in its war-on-terrorism policies," the Supreme Court ruled that foreign nationals detained at Camp Gitmo have a right to pursue habeas corpus challenges to their detention. The Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, ruled that Congress had not validly taken away habeas rights.
The SCOTUS blog has a link to the opinion.
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