Supreme Court blocks judge from opening detention hearings for alleged terrorists

Associated Press ^ | 6-28-02 | GINA HOLLAND

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Friday blocked a judge from opening immigration hearings for foreign terrorism suspects, granting the Bush administration's emergency request for a stay.

The administration argued that national security would be threatened if reporters and others were allowed to attend the hearings.

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WASHN: court filing. -AP Breaking News
(06-28) 07:09 PDT (AP) -- The stay will give the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals time to review Bissell's May 29 ruling. The government has asked the court in Philadelphia to overturn the decision. The appeals court agreed to ...

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(06-28) 07:11 PDT (AP) -- The closed hearings were challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York-based Center For Constitutional Rights on behalf of the New Jersey Law Journal, a weekly publication, and North Jer...

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Good for SCOTUS. I bet when Ted Olson intervened, that made up enough minds.