U.S. Supreme Court backs Guantánamo prisoners' right to appeal

International Herald Tribune ^ | June 12, 2008

[DeaconBenjamin]

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have rights under the U.S. Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian courts.

The justices handed the Bush administration its third setback at the high court since 2004 over its treatment of prisoners who are being held indefinitely and without charges at the U.S. naval base in Cuba. The vote was 5 to 4, with the court's liberal justices in the majority.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the court, said, "The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times."

It was not immediately clear whether this ruling, unlike the first two, would lead to prompt hearings for the detainees, some of whom have been held more than six years. About 270 men remain at the island prison, classified as enemy combatants and held on suspicion of terrorism or links to Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

[Cousin 818]

Since when has our Constitution become world law...
I thought it was the law of the United States of America for US citizens

[Tai_Chung]

The next step will be the newly relesaed terrorists filing a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the US government in federal court for illegal arrests and detention. They could even claim the soldiers did not read them their Miranda rights.

[antonia]

What is in the Washington DC water?

[GVnana]

Lets bring Sharia law to America and see how the stupid f*cking Liberals like it.

Now that you mention it, FTL, that probably would be the most effective way to annihilate the Libs once and for all.

[ridge]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/

“McCain mingles with Clinton supporters”
Bower said he’d liked McCain’s answer on judges, in which he “pointed out that he supported Bill Clinton with both Ginsberg and Breyer.”

[bert]

Well, what can the court do?

The Congress can impeach him. Would they try?

[Waco]

Next they’ll require us to sell Bin Ladin gasoline at a hefty discount?