Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo Detainees

In a major blow to the Bush Administration, The Supreme Court ruled
that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their
detention. In a 5-4 decision, justices said that habeas corpus hearings
should quickly be given to detainees. Legal scholars predict that this
could mean the end of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Leigh Ann
Caldwell reports from the nation’s capitol. In another ruling released
by the High Court released today, Justices decided against two U.S.
citizens detained in Baghdad who tried to use American courts to
challenge their detention. The men, who are being held by the US
military, claim they will face torture if they are turned over to Iraqi
authorities. The court rejected the administration's arguments that the
two men have no rights whatsoever to habeas corpus, but held that US
Courts do not have the power to block their transfer to a foreign
country for criminal prosecution.

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