In light of today’s habeas decision by the Supreme Court, what now? Balkinization has thoughts on that here and here. SCOTUSblog has a list (with links) of news stories. Additionally, it has initial analysis of what detainees’ rights may be following this decision here.
The Supreme Court ruled today that Congress overreached in taking away the right of habeas corpus from Gitmo detainees. From SCOTUSblog: In a stunning blow to the Bush Administration in its war-on-terrorism policies, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign nationals held at Guantanamo Bay have a right to pursue habeas challenges to their detention. …