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Breaking: Appeals Court Rules No Habeas Rights for Bagram Detainees
In a decision just handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the court holds that "the jurisdiction of the courts to afford the right to habeas relief and the protection of the Suspension Clause does not extend to aliens held in Executive detention in the Bagram…
John McCormack · May 21, 2010 In a decision just handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the court holds that "the jurisdiction of the courts to afford the right to habeas relief and the protection of the Suspension Clause does not extend to aliens held in Executive detention in the Bagram detention facility in the Afghan theater of war."
You can download a PDF of the decision here.
