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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsSupreme Court Smacks Down Bush on Gitmo
By Ed Brayton
I don't usually post new stuff in the middle of the day, but this is too big to wait. The Supreme Court this morning delivered a major smackdown to the Bush administration, ruling that the detainees at Gitmo had to be allowed to challenge their detention in the regular federal district courts because the military tribunals set up by Congress did not protect habeas corpus rights. See full ruling here.
The ruling was 5-4 with Kennedy joining the four liberals on the court and writing the majority opinion. I'm personally thrilled about that because it indicates perhaps another step in the evolution of Kennedy into a genuine legal libertarian (Lawrence being the first big step). A couple highlights from the ruling:
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