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| Ruling affirms detainees' right |
| By USA TODAY |
| Published: 06/13/2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Guantánamo Bay detainees have a right to challenge their imprisonment in federal courts, in another rebuff to the Bush administration's effort to keep detainee cases under military control and away from review by U.S. judges.Thursday's 5-4 decision marked the fourth time the high court has ruled against the administration's post-9/11 policies related to prisoners picked up in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Justice Anthony Kennedy, casting the decisive fifth vote and writing the 70-page opinion, acknowledged the executive branch's interest in policies that protect national security at a time when threats "of terrorist attacks are constant." Yet, Kennedy stressed, "The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times. Liberty and security can be reconciled; and in our system they are reconciled within the framework of the law." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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