Intellectual Property Law

The Supreme Court dealt another blow Thursday to expansive anti-terrorism powers, ruling that Congress erred in 2006 when it stripped the rights of terrorism suspects imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay of their habeas corpus rights.

Judge Anthony Kennedy penned the 5-4 ruling, which does not free any of the detainees, but does allow them to raise constitutional challenges in district court rooms to their prolonged detention by the American military.

For analysis, see SCOTUSBlog, Marty Lederman and David Barron

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