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- Decision made on June 12, 2008
- Overturned a 2006 ruling
- Previous ruling upheld a law prohibiting access to civilian courts
- Overturned by a vote of 5 to 4
- Considered a legal setback for the Bush administrationBBC News: Major Guantanamo setback for Bush (June 12, 2008)
- Considered a victory for liberal judges on the courtYahoo! News: High Court sides with Guantanamo detainees again (June 12, 2008)
- An estimated 270 men are detained at Guantanamo BayBBC News: Major Guantanamo setback for Bush (June 12, 2008)
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The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a 2006 law prohibiting detainees at Guantanamo Bay from challenging their cases in U.S. civilian courts.
The decision, made on June 12, 2008, is widely considered a legal setback for the Bush administration.BBC News: Major Guantanamo setback for Bush (June 12, 2008)
Enemy Combatants
The Bush administration has argued that the detainees at Guantanamo Bay should be defined as "enemy combatants" and stripped of the rights of civilian prisoners. They have proposed a military review process to take the place of civil court hearings.CBC News: U.S. court deals Guantanamo detainee policy major legal blow (June 12, 2008)The Supreme Court has opposed this position twice in the past. In 2006, they found the Guantanamo tribunal process unconstitutional, and in 2004 they ruled to allow detainees the right to use U.S. courts to contest their cases.CBC News: U.S. court deals Guantanamo detainee policy major legal blow (June 12, 2008)
It is unsure whether the most recent ruling will lead to the reopening of cases that have been postponed for years.Yahoo! News: High Court sides with Guantanamo detainees again (June 12, 2008)
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