Supreme Court to review Guantanamo cases (AP)

Posted on Friday 29 June 2007

Detainees sit within the grounds of Camp Delta 4 military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba June 27, 2006. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners arguing they have the right to challenge their confinement before federal judges, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism. (Brennan Linsley/Pool/Reuters)AP - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees can use federal courts to challenge their confinement, reversing an April decision not to hear arguments on the issue.



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Supreme Court to review Guantanamo cases (AP)

Posted on Friday 29 June 2007

In this April 2007 file photo, a guard inside the maximum security Camp 5 at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, stands his post in a cellblock. In a reversal, the US Supreme Court agreed Friday to examine the demands of dozens of "war on terror" suspects held without charge at the Guantanamo prison to have their detention reviewed in federal court.(AFP/File/Paul J.  Richards)AP - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees can use federal courts to challenge their confinement, reversing an April decision not to hear arguments on the issue.



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