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| Supreme Court to decide who can free Guantanamo prisoners |
| By latimes.com |
| Published: 10/21/2009 |
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At issue in an appeal by Chinese Uighurs is whether a judge can order the immediate release -- over the objections of the president -- of those wrongly held in the U.S. as part of the war on terrorism. Reporting from Washington - The Supreme Court set the stage Tuesday for another clash with the president -- this time Barack Obama instead of George W. Bush -- over detainees in the war on terrorism and whether a judge can order the immediate release of those wrongly held in the United States. Apparently frustrated with the slow pace of freeing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the justices voted to hear a new appeal from a group that says it is in limbo. The 14 detainees, Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs, have persuaded judges that they are being wrongly held as "enemy combatants," but they remain in custody. By taking up the appeal, the Supreme Court puts itself in position to make a far-reaching decision on whether the executive branch can keep holding a prisoner in the war on terrorism even if the courts have found him to be no threat. Read More. |
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