Court Affirms Habeas Corpus for Guantanamo Detainees
The Court has released the opinion in Boumediene v. Bush (06-1195) and Al-Odah v. United States (06-1196), on whether the Military Commissions Act of 2006 violates the habeas corpus rights of foreign detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. The ruling below, which found for the government, is reversed. Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion. The Chief Justice, Justice Scalia, Thomas and Alito dissented.
That is from SCOTUSblog, who has a person live-blogging from the Court.
Addendum: Here is the majority opinion in Boumediene.
Comments
Chief Justice, Justice Scalia, Thomas and Alito dissented.
The Opus Dei Gang of 4
Posted by: nur-al-cubicle | June 12, 2008 03:22 PM
kennedy court lives ... with a vengeance!
Posted by: Joel | June 12, 2008 04:45 PM
By this standard wouldn't North Korean prisoners of war captured in the Korean War, being held in Korea, be given US Habeus Corpus rights and the right to a lawyer? Or is there some aspect of this I'm missing?
Posted by: Robert L. www.neolibertarian.com | June 13, 2008 12:25 PM