It's a matter of justice for Guantanamo detainees

By: dmc-admin//December 10, 2007//

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Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case about the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Following oral arguments yesterday, the nine justices are considering whether detainees have a right to question their confinement using a writ of habeas corpus.

Former Solicitor General Seth Waxman appeared on behalf of detainees to challenge the Bush Administration’s contention that they do not have constitutional rights because they are being held outside the United States and that there are adequate alternatives to a writ of habeas corpus. Current Solicitor General Paul Clement defended the use of Combat Status Review Tribunals and the Detainee Treatment Act.

National Public Radio’s Nina Totenberg has woven together audio from that public hearing summarizing the two sides’ arguments and the Court’s response in her report – “Court Divided After Day One of Guantanamo Case.”

Audio from the entire proceedings in the consolidated cases of Boumediene v. Bush (06-1195) and Al Odah v. United States (06-1196) can be found at the U.S. Supreme Court’s blog.

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