Via ResourceShelf’s DocuTicker
Hamdan V. Rumsfeld, Secretary Of Defense, et al. (via FindLaw, includes dissents)
Also available direct from U.S. Supreme Court as PDF File (185 pages)
See Also: High court blocks Gitmo military tribunals (via CNN)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday strongly limited the power of the Bush administration to conduct military tribunals for suspected terrorists imprisoned at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The 5-3 ruling means officials will have to come up with a new policy to prosecute at least 10 so-called “enemy combatants” awaiting trial — it does not address the government’s ability to detain suspects.
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